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almaʿa

wave, point out

أَلْمَعَ

Word

Verb · Form IV

Root

ل م ع

Forms

Present
يُلْمِعُ
Verbal noun
إِلْماع

In the library

قال: ويرون المعن الشيء الهين، وأنشدنا للنمر أبن تولب:

The Book of Proverbs, page 351 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ أَلْمَعَيُلْمِعُ—
she هِيَ أَلْمَعَتتُلْمِعُ—
they two (m.) هُما أَلْمَعايُلْمِعانِ—
they two (f.) هُما أَلْمَعَتاتُلْمِعانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ أَلْمَعُوايُلْمِعُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ أَلْمَعْنَيُلْمِعْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ أَلْمَعْتَتُلْمِعُأَلْمِعْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ أَلْمَعْتِتُلْمِعِينَأَلْمِعِي
you two أَنْتُما أَلْمَعْتُماتُلْمِعانِأَلْمِعَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ أَلْمَعْتُمتُلْمِعُونَأَلْمِعُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ أَلْمَعْتُنَّتُلْمِعْنَأَلْمِعْنَ
I أَنا أَلْمَعْتُأُلْمِعُ—
we نَحْنُ أَلْمَعْنانُلْمِعُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • لَمَعَ Form I shone; shone brightly; gleamed; glistened
    It (lightning, &c.) shone; shone brightly; gleamed; glistened. (S, Msb, K.) ― -b2- لَمَعَ بِيَدِهِ, (K, TA,) and بِثَوْبِهِ, (TA, S, K, &c., in art. خفق &c.,) and بِسَيْفِهِ, (TA,) He signalled, or made a sign, with his hand or arm, (K, TA,) and with his garment, and with his sword; or did so for the purpose of information or warning; by raising it, and moving it about, [or waving it, or brandishing it, i. e., he waved it as a sign or signal,] in order that another might see it, and come to him; as also ↓ أَلْمَعَ; but the former is the more approved; [i. q. Lat. micuit;] and sometimes the verb is used without the mention of the hand or arm [&c.]. (TA.) See a verse cited voce فَرْضٌ. ― -b3- لَمَعَ بِسَيْفِهِ, (S, and K, art. لوح,) and بِثَوْبِهِ, (S, ibid, and S, K, &c., in art. خفق.) He made a sign with his sword, and with his garment, [waving it about, to make it seen by some one whom he desired to see it]. (S, K.)
  • أَلْمَعَ بِيَدِهِ Form IV Open entry
    , &c.: see 1.
  • اِلْتَمَسَهُ Form VIII He sought, or asked, or demanded, it
    He sought, or asked, or demanded, it. (S, K.) He sought it out.
  • لُمْعَةٌ A shining, glistening, or glossy, appearance
    A shining, glistening, or glossy, appearance, [or hue,] of the body: (K:) any colour different from another colour [in which it is]; (TA;) [a spot of colour]. ― -b2- [Primarily] A portion of herbage beginning to dry up. (S, Msb, K.)
  • تَلَامِيعُ Open entry
    : see ابْرِيقٌ in the K, and my rendering in explaining the latter word, s. v.

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