walūʿ
desire, greed
وَلُوع
Word
Noun · pattern فَعُولRoot
و ل عIn the library
وزعموا أنهم أحصوها من لسان العرب، وإنما حملهم على ذلك الولوع بتزيين الألفاظ، وأن علم البديع سهل المأخذ.
The Muqaddimah, page 357 →From the same root
- وَلِعَburn
- وَلَّعَkindle, light, set fire to
- وَلَعpassion, enthusiasm
- وَلِعpassionate
- أَوْلَعَkindle, light, set fire to
- أَوْلَعَbe enamored, fall in love
- تَوَلَّعَcatch fire, burn, be enthusiastic
- تَوَلُّعpassion
- مُولَعenamored, passionate
- وَلّاعَةlighter
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries-
وَلَّعَهُ بِهِ Form II He made him to be desirous, or fond, of it
[i. q. أَوْلَعَهُ بِهِ]: (K, art. غرو:) He made him to be desirous, or fond, of it. See أَغْرَاهُ بِهِ. -
أَوْلَعَهُ بِكَذَا Form IV He, or it, rendered him eagerly desirous of such a thing; or fond of it
He, or it, rendered him eagerly desirous of such a thing; or fond of it. (MA.) ― -b2- أَوْلَعَهُ بِهِ i. q. أَغْرَاهُ بِهِ. (K.) ― -b3- أَولِعَ بِهِ He became attached to it, or fond of it; [was devoted, or addicted, to it; was eagerly desirous of it;] he adhered, clung, or clave, to it; or loved it; (Msb;) i. q. أُغْرِىَ به. (S.) See this last, and أُغْرِمَ بِهِ. -
وَلْعٌ Lying
Lying: see شَهْلٌ. -
وُلُوعٌ Eager desire
Eager desire [بِشَىْءٍ for a thing]; syn. حِرْصٌ: (Har, p. 607:) fondness [for it]; attachment [to it]: (L, Msb, TA:) i. q. غَرَامٌ. (S, K, in art. غرم.) -
وَلِيع Open entry
and وَلِيعَة of the طَلْع: see ضَحْكٌ. -
مُوَلَّعٌ Marked, in oblong shapes, with black and white
Marked, in oblong shapes, with black and white: (S:) or, with other colours. (As, S.) See also مُلَمَّعٌ.
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