لقط

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Form 1لَقَطَهُ1 sense

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarلَقْطٌ

Core sense — he picked it up from the ground, he took itgenerated

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe picked it up, took it up from the ground, without trouble or fatigue—التقطهُ

[The bird picked up the grains from the ground]—لَقَطَ الطَّائِرُ الحَبَّ

[You have a cock that picks up pebbles]—إِنَّ عِنْدَكَ دِيكًا يَلْتَقِطُ الحَصَى

[Is it by hunting the hedgehog, or by picking it up from the ground?]—أَصَيْدَ القُنْفُذِ أَمْ لَقْطَهُ

Or both mean: he took it from a place where it was not thought to be. This is the primary meaning, and from it comes: he took it. Said of a man.

The Arabs say this to a slanderer.

A proverb, applied to a poor man who becomes rich suddenly.

[In Freytag's Arab. Prov. (1. 726) it is given as أَصَيْدُ القُنْفُذِ أَمْ لُقَطَةٌ, and is said there to be used of one who finds a thing he had not sought; or, according to Sharaf-ed-Deen, of a thing whose nature we may be uncertain of.]

[I picked up knowledge from books]—لَقَطْتُ العِلْمِ مِنَ الكُتُبِ

That is, I acquired knowledge from this and that book.

I cut off his fingers, without [the main part of] the hand—لَقَطْتُ أَصَابِعَهُ

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, (S, Mgh, * Msb, K,) aor. لَقُطَ , inf. n. لَقْطٌ , (Msb, TA,) He picked it up, took it up, raised it, (Mgh,) or took it, (S, K,) from the ground, (S, Mgh, K,) without trouble or fatigue; as also التقطهُ : (S:) or both signify he took it from a place where it was not thought to be; this being the primary signification: and hence, he took it. (Msb.) It is said of a man: and you say also, لَقَطَ الطَّائِرُ الحَبَّ [The bird picked up from the ground the grains]. (Msb.) The Arabs say to a calumniator, إِنَّ عِنْدَكَ دِيكًا يَلْتَقِطُ الحَصَى [Verily thou hast a cock that picks up pebbles]. (TA.) And it is said in a proverb, أَصَيْدَ القُنْفُذِ أَمْ لَقْطَهُ [Is it by the hunting of the hedgehog or the picking up thereof from the ground?] applied to a poor man who becomes rich suddenly. (TA.) [In Freytag's Arab. Prov. (i. 726,) أَصَيْدُ القُنْفُذِ أَمْ لُقَطَةٌ : and there asserted to be said of him who finds a thing which he had not sought: or, accord. to Sharafed-Deen, of a thing of the nature of which we may be uncertain.] You say also, لَقَطْتُ العِلْمِ مِنَ الكُتُبِ [I picked up science, or knowledge, from books;] I acquired science, or knowledge, from this and that book. (Msb.) And لَقَطْتُ أَصَابِعَهُ I took off his fingers, by cutting, without [the main part of] the hand. (Msb.)

Form 3مُلَاقَطَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — being over against, or facing; a horse's lifting its legs togethergenerated

3.1

A horse's lifting its legs all together in the pace called تَقْرِيب.

Or, in the pace called خَبَب, of a horse, it is similar to مُنَاقَلَةٌ.

3.2being over against, or facing—لِقَاطٌ

his house is over against, or faces, my house—دَارُهُ بِلِقَاطِ دَارِى

I met him face to face—لَقِيتُهُ لِقَاطاً

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A horse's lifting the legs all together in the pace called تَقْرِيب : (AO, K: *) or, in the pace called خَبَب , of a horse, it is similar to مُنَاقَلَةٌ . (JK.) Also, (K,) and لِقَاطٌ , (TA,) The being over against, or facing. (K, TA.) You say, دَارُهُ بِلِقَاطِ دَارِى His house is over against, or faces, my house. (Lh, K.) And لَقِيتُهُ لِقَاطاً I met him face to face. (IAar.)

Form 5تلقّط فُلَانٌ التَّمْرَ1 sense

Core sense — he picked up the dates, or the fruits, from this and that placegenerated

5.1such a one [picked up, or] took up from the ground, from this and that place, the fruits—الثَّمَرَ

The same is said with the dates as the object.

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, or الثَّمَرَ , (S, accord. to different copies, and K, *) Such a one, [picked up, or] took up from the ground, from this and that place, the dates, or the fruits. (S, K. *)

Form 8التقطهُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he picked it up; he collected it; he came upon it unexpectedlygenerated

8.1

See form 1, in two places.

8.1.1

He collected it.

8.1.2figurative · مجازI came upon the thing unexpectedly, or unawares—وَرَدْتُ الشَّىْءَ ٱلْتِقَاطًا

I met him unexpectedly—لَقِيتُهُ ٱلْتِقَاطًا

He stumbled upon it, or lighted on it, unexpectedly, without seeking it — a well, for instance, or herbage.

التقاطا in this sense is one of those maṣdars which are used as denotatives of state.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8

12:10

قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ لَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ وَأَلْقُوهُ فِى غَيَـٰبَتِ ٱلْجُبِّ يَلْتَقِطْهُ بَعْضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـٰعِلِينَ

Said one of them: "Slay not Joseph, but if ye must do something, throw him down to the bottom of the well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travellers."

28:8

فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَحَزَنًا ۗ إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُوا۟ خَـٰطِـِٔينَ

Then the people of Pharaoh picked him up (from the river): (It was intended) that (Moses) should be to them an adversary and a cause of sorrow: for Pharaoh and Haman and (all) their hosts were men of sin.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see 1, in two places. Also, He collected it. (Msb.) And He stumbled upon it, or lighted on it, (K, TA,) unexpectedly, (TA,) without seeking; (K, TA;) such a thing, for instance, as a well, and herbage. (TA.) You say also, وَرَدْتُ الشَّىْءَ ٱلْتِقَاطًا I came upon the thing unexpectedly, or unawares; (S, TA:) and لَقِيتُهُ ٱلْتِقَاطًا I met him unexpectedly: (TA:) التقاطا in this sense being one of those inf. ns. which are used as denotatives of state. (Sb, TA.)

Derived nouns 19

Nounلَقَطٌ1 sense

Core sense — what is picked up from the ground; property found; gleaned ears of corngenerated

1in this place is a small quantity of pasturage—فِى هٰذَا المَكَانِ لَقَطٌ مِنَ المَرْتَعِ

What is picked up, or taken from the ground, of a thing; also لُقْطَةٌ, لُقَطَةٌ and لُقَاطَةٌ.

Or this last means what one picks up of lost property; also لُقَاطٌ, with the ة left out, and لُقَطَةٌ, like رُطَبَةٌ.

Or لُقَاطَةٌ also means what falls, or drops, of a thing that is worthless or paltry, and is taken by anyone who chooses to take it; and likewise what is picked up from the stumps of the branches of palm-trees, [apparently meaning dates picked up there,] after the dates have been cut off.

IAth says that لُقَطَةٌ, with damm to the ل and fet-h to the ق, is often mentioned in traditions, and means property which is found.

Az says that لُقَطَةٌ, with fet-h to the ق, means a thing which one finds dropped, or thrown down, and takes, and that all the lexicologists and skilful grammarians say so; and so too A 'Obeyd, on the authority of As and of El-Ahmar. Of all those he heard, only Lth said that it is لُقْطَةٌ, with sukoon; and Fr.

IF and El-Fárábee and others mention only لُقَطَةٌ, and some count the pronunciation with sukoon an error of the common people. The reason is that the original word is لُقَاطَةٌ, which, being in frequent use for what is picked up in plundering, is shortened sometimes by dropping the ة, giving لُقَاطٌ, and sometimes by dropping the ا, giving لُقَطَةٌ; and if they made the ق sākin there would be two changes in the word, and such a double change does not exist in chaste speech.

IB, however, says that لُقْطَةٌ is correct, and he approves it, because فُعْلَةٌ has the sense of an ism mafʿūl, as in ضُحْكَةٌ, while فُعَلَةٌ has the sense of an ism fāʿil, as in ضُحَكَةٌ, and because it occurs in poetry. IAth remarks that some say this, but that لُقَطَةٌ is more common and more correct.

Anything that is scattered, of ears of corn or of fruit; ism waḥda with ة.

What men pick up from the ground, of ears of corn; also لُقَاطٌ, with damm; and لَقَاطٌ, like سَحَابٌ: the ears of corn which the reaping-hooks miss and which men pick up.

What is picked up from a mine: pieces of gold found in a mine; or such are called لَقَطُ مَعْدِنٍ. Or لَقَطٌ means pieces of gold, or of silver, like what are called شَذْر and larger, in mines, and these are the best of them; and one says ذَهَبٌ لَقَطٌ. مُلْتَقَطٌ also means gold found in a mine.

in the land is pasturage not much in quantity for the beasts—فِى الأَرْضِ لَقَطٌ لِلْمَالِ

The plural is أَلْقَاطٌ.

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What is picked up, or taken from the ground, (S, Msb, K,) of a thing; (S, Msb;) as also لُقْطَةٌ and لُقَطَةٌ and لُقَاطَةٌ : (K:) or ↓ this last signifies what one picks up, of lost property; as also لُقَاطٌ , with the ة elided; and لُقَطَةٌ like رُطَبَةٌ : (Msb:) or لُقَاطَةٌ signifies also what falls, or drops, of a thing that is worthless, (K, TA,) or paltry, and is taken by any one who chooses to take it: (TA:) and the same, what is picked up from the stumps of the branches of palm-trees, [app. meaning dates picked up thence,] after the cutting off of the dates: (TA:) IAth says, that لُقَطَةٌ , with damm to the ل and fet-h to the ق , is often mentioned in trads., and signifies property which is found: (TA:) Az says, that لُقَطَةٌ , with fet-h to the ق , signifies a thing which one finds dropped, or thrown down, and takes; (Mgh, Msb;) and that all the lexicologists and skilful grammarians say so; (Msb;) and in like manner, A 'Obeyd, on the authority of As and of El-Ahmar; (TA;) only Lth, of all whom he has heard, saying that it is لُقْطَةٌ , with sukoon; (Mgh, Msb;) and Fr: (TA:) IF and ElFárábee and others mention only لُقَطَةٌ ; and some reckon the pronunciation with sukoon as an error of the vulgar; and the reason is this; that the original word is لُقَاطَةٌ , which, in consequence of its being in frequent use, as applied to what is picked up in plundering, is contracted, sometimes, by the elision of the ة , into لُقَاطٌ , and sometimes, by the elision of the ا into لُقَطَةٌ ; and if they made the ق quiescent, there would be two alterations in the word, and such double alteration does not exist in chaste language: (Msb:) IB, however, says that لُقْطَةٌ is correct; and he approves it; because فُعْلَةٌ has the sense of a pass. part. n., as in the instance of ضُحْكَةٌ ; and فُعَلَةٌ has the sense of an act. part. n., as in the instance of ضُحَكَةٌ ; and that it occurs in poetry: and IAth observes, that some say thus; but that لُقَطَةٌ is more common and more correct. (TA.) Anything that is scattered, of ears of corn, or of fruit; n. un. with ة : (TA:) what is picked up, or taken from the ground, (S, Msb, K,) by men, (S,) of ears of corn; (S, Msb, K;) as also لُقَاطٌ , with damm: (S:) and لَقَاطٌ , like سَحَابٌ , the ears of corn which the reaping-hooks miss, (AHn, K,) and which men pick up. (AHn.) What is picked up from a mine: (Msb:) pieces of gold found in a mine; (K;) or such are termed لَقَطُ مَعْدِنٍ : (S:) or لَقَطٌ signifies pieces of gold, or of silver, like what are termed شَذْر , and larger, in mines; which are the best thereof: and one says ذَهَبٌ لَقَطٌ : (Lth:) and مُلْتَقَطٌ , also, signifies gold found in a mine. (TA.) You say also, فِى هٰذَا المَكَانِ لَقَطٌ مِنَ المَرْتَعِ In this place is some small quantity of pasturage. (S.) And فِى الأَرْضِ لَقَطٌ لِلْمَالِ In the land is pasturage not much in quantity for the beasts. (TA.) The pl. is أَلْقَاطٌ . (TA.)

Nounلُقْطَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — property which is found; a thing picked up from the groundgenerated

See لَقَطٌ, throughout the first sentence.

1.1

According to Lth, it [also] means a man who keeps on seeking after things to be picked up, and picks them up.

Some say that لُقَطَةٌ means one who picks up; but the more common and correct meaning of this latter is “property which is found,” as stated above.

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: see لَقَطٌ , throughout the first sentence. Accord. to Lth, it [also] signifies A man who repeatedly and perseveringly seeks after things to be picked up, and picks them up: (TA:) and some say, that لُقَطَةٌ signifies one who picks up: but the more common and correct signification of this latter is “ property which is found, ” as before stated. (IAth.)

Nounلُقَطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who keeps picking up things from the groundgenerated

See لَقَطٌ, throughout the first sentence; and see لُقْطَةٌ.

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: see لَقَطٌ , throughout the first sentence: — and see لُقْطَةٌ .

Nounلَقَاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — ears of corn picked up after the reaping; gleaningsgenerated

See لَقَطٌ, in the latter part of the paragraph.

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: see لَقَطٌ , in the latter part of the paragraph.

Nounلُقَاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — what is picked up, or taken from the groundgenerated

See لَقَطٌ, in three places.

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: see لَقَطٌ , in three places.

Nounلِقَاطٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — picking up the ears of corn missed by the reaping-hooks; being over againstgenerated

See form 3.

1.1[He obtains what is barely enough for his sustenance by picking up, or gleaning, from the ears of corn the reaping-hooks have missed]—هُوَ يَتَعَيَّشُ بِالِلّقَاطِ عَنِ اللَّقَاطِ

[The act of picking up the ears of corn which the reaping-hooks miss;] the act named in the explanation of لَقَاطٌ.

TK, but given there without any vowel points.

[If the reading intended is بِاللَّقَاطِ عَنِ اللِّقَاطِ, then لِقَاطٌ means the act of missing ears of corn with the reaping-hook, as is implied in the K, where لَقَاطٌ is explained imperfectly; but I think this unlikely.]

لَقَاطٌ and لِقَاطٌ are like حَصَادٌ [as meaning what is “reaped”] and حِصَادٌ [as meaning the act of “reaping”] respectively.

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: see 3. [The act of picking up the ears of corn which the reaping-hooks miss;] the act denoted in the explanation of لَقَاطٌ . (JK, K, TA.) You say, هُوَ يَتَعَيَّشُ بِالِلّقَاطِ عَنِ اللَّقَاطِ [He constrains himself to obtain the means of life, or he obtains what is barely sufficient for his sustenance, by picking up, or gleaning, from the ears of corn which the reaping-hooks have missed]. (TK: but there given without any syll. signs.) [If the reading intended be بِاللَّقَاطِ عَنِ اللِّقَاطِ , the meaning of لِقَاطٌ is The act of missing ears of corn with the reapinghook; as is implied in the K, where لَقَاطٌ is imperfectly explained: but this I think improbable.] لَقَاطٌ and لِقَاطٌ are [respectively] like حَصَادٌ [as signifying what is “ reaped ”] and حِصَادٌ [as signifying the act of “ reaping ”]. (TA.)

Nounلَقِيطٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a thing picked up; a foundling; a well come upon unexpectedlygenerated

1a thing that is picked up, taken up, or taken, from the ground—مَلْقُوطٌ

Or from a place where it was not thought to be.

1.1

Generally, a foundling; a child that is cast out and found by a man, or picked up; or so called because it is cast out with the object of its being picked up.

Not what Lth says it is, namely a child that is cast out in the roads and found there, whose father and mother are unknown.

Of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ; and مَلْقُوطٌ means the same. [Plural of the former, لُقَطَآءُ.]

1.2

A well that one lights upon unexpectedly, or unawares, without seeking it.

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i. q. مَلْقُوطٌ ; (Msb, K;) i. e. A thing that is picked up, taken up, raised, (Mgh,) or taken, (Msb, K,) from the ground, (Mgh, K,) or from a place where it was not thought to be. (Msb.) And, generally, (Mgh,) A foundling; or child that is cast out, (Az, S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and found by a man, (Az, TA,) or picked up; (S;) or because it is cast out with the object of its being picked up: (Mgh:) not what Lth asserts it to be; i. e. a child that is cast out in the roads, and there found, whose father and mother are unknown: of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ : (Az, TA:) and مَلْقُوطٌ signifies the same: (K:) [pl. of the former, لُقَطَآءُ .] Also, A well upon which one lights unexpectedly, or unawares, (Lth, K,) without seeking it. (Lth.)

Nounلُقَاطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — what is picked up, or taken from the groundgenerated

See لَقَطٌ, first sentence, in four places.

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: see لَقَطٌ , first sentence, in four places.

Nounلَقِيطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — low, ignoble, base, or mean, said of a man or a womangenerated

1figurative · مجازlow, ignoble, base, or mean—لَاقِطَةٌ

Applied to a man and to a woman: low, ignoble, base, vile, or mean.

Said of a man; and سَاقِطٌ مَاقِطٌ لَاقِطٌ, the two words used together, means the same.

It occurs in this sense preceded by سَقِيطَةٌ; but you say سَقِيطٌ when it stands alone.

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applied to a man, and to a woman, Low, ignoble, base, vile, or mean; (K, TA;) as also لَاقِطَةٌ applied to a man; (TA;) and so سَاقِطٌ مَاقِطٌ لَاقِطٌ , used together. (L in art. سقط .) It occurs in this sense preceded by سَقِيطَةٌ ; but you say سَقِيطٌ when alone. (TA.)

Nounلَقَّاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who picks up things from the ground much, or oftengenerated

See لَاقِطٌ.

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: see لَاقِطٌ .

Nounلَقَّاطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who picks up things from the ground very much, or very oftengenerated

See لَاقِطٌ.

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: see لَاقِطٌ .

Nounلَاقِطٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — one who picks up things from the ground; a gleaner; a freedmangenerated

1a man who picks up things from the ground much, or often—لَقَّاطٌ

a man who does so very much, or very often—لَقَّاطَةٌ

on this sense A man [who picks up things from the ground; or] who takes things from places where they were not thought to be.

on this sense All three words also mean a man who picks up the ears of corn [that fall] when the crop is reaped, and [the fruit that falls] when the ripe dates are cut from the raceme.

on this sense This word and the intensive form also mean a bird that picks up grains.

1.1for every saying that falls from a man there is someone who will take it up—لِكُلِّ سَاقِطَةٍ لَاقِطَةٌ

So Msb, in the article سقط. Or: for every word that falls from the speaker's mouth there is someone who will hear it, pick it up and spread it. A proverb, about guarding the tongue.

The ة in لاقطة gives intensiveness to the meaning, or serves for assimilation: if you say لِكُلِّ ضَائِعٍ or the like, you say لَاقِطٌ.

1.2the stomach of a bird, in which pebbles collect—لَاقِطَةٌ الحَصَى

The قَانِصَة [meaning stomach, and the like] of a bird.

Or the omasum of a sheep or goat [and the corresponding stomach of a camel, as is shown in the article حصل, also called لَقَّاطَةُ الحَصَى;] because it carries into it whatever the animal eats of earth and pebbles.

اللَّاقِطَةٌ [alone] is used in the same way.

2figurative · مجازany freedman, or emancipated slave; or the slave of a freedman—لَاقِطٌ

So in the article مقط, and in the article سقط.

The slave of the لاقط is called مَاقِطٌ, and the slave of the ماقط is called سَاقِطٌ; hence the saying هُوَ سَاقِطُ بْنُ مَاقِطِ بْنِ لَاقِطٍ.

[But in the CK, in place of هُوَ we find بَنُو, with the necessary difference in what follows it.]

See the article سقط.

2.1

See also لَقِيطَةٌ; and see أَلْقَاطٌ, which may be a plural of لَاقِطٌ, as in لُقَّاطٌ, which is explained by أَلْقَاطٌ.

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and in an intensive sense لَقَّاطٌ and [in a doubly intensive sense] لَقَّاطَةٌ A man [who picks up things from the ground; and the second, who does so much, or often; and the third, who does so very much, or very often: or] who takes things from places where they were not thought to be: (Msb:) and all signify a man who picks up the ears of corn [that fall] when the crop is reaped, and [the fruit that falls] when the ripe dates are cut from the raceme: (TA:) and the first and second, a bird that picks up grains. (Msb.) لِكُلِّ سَاقِطَةٍ لَاقِطَةٌ For every saying that falls from one, there is a person who will take it up: (Msb in art. سقط :) or for every word that falls from the mouth of the speaker, there is a person who will hear it and pick it up and publish it: (S, * K:) a proverb, (TA,) relating to the guarding of the tongue: (K:) the ة in لاقطة is to give intensiveness to the meaning, (Msb, in art. سقط ,) or for the purpose of assimilation: (Msb in that art., and in the present one:) if you say لِكُلِّ ضَائِعٍ , or the like, you say لَاقِطٌ . (Msb in the present art.) لَاقِطَةٌ الحَصَى The قَانِصَة [meaning stomach, &c.,] of a bird, (S, K,) in which pebbles become collected: (S:) or the omasum ( قِبّة ) of a sheep or goat [and the corresponding ventricle of a camel, as is shown in the TA in art. حصل ; also called لَقَّاطَةُ الحَصَى (see قُرَيْحَآءُ );] because it conveys thereinto whatever it eats of earth and pebbles; (A, TA;) as also اللَّاقِطَةٌ [alone]. (TA.) لَاقِطٌ also signifies Any freedman, or emancipated slave: (K:) or the slave of a freedman. (S in art. مقط , and TA in art. سقط :) the slave of the لاقط is called مَاقِطٌ ; and the slave of the ماقط is called سَاقِطٌ : and hence the saying, هُوَ سَاقِطُ بْنُ مَاقِطِ بْنِ لَاقِطٍ . (K, TA [but in the CK, for هُوَ we find بَنُو , with the necessary difference in what follows it.]) See art. سقط . See also لَقِيطَةٌ : and see أَلْقَاطٌ , which may be a pl. of لَاقِطٌ ; as in لُقَّاطٌ , which is explained with أَلْقَاطٌ .

Nounلَاقِطَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — one who picks up things from the ground; a bird's stomach where pebbles collectgenerated

See لَاقِطٌ, in two places.

And see also لَقِيطَةٌ.

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: see لَاقِطٌ , in two places: and see also لَقِيطَةٌ .

Nounأَلْقَاطٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a small scattered number of men; the lowest sort of peoplegenerated

Plural of لَقَطٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

A small number of men, separated, or scattered.

1.2figurative · مجاز

[Also, perhaps as a plural of لَاقِطٌ, as أَصْحَابٌ is a plural of صَاحِبٌ:] the refuse, or lowest and basest sort, of mankind, or of people.

لُقَّاطٌ means the same [and is doubtless a plural of لَاقِطٌ, as سُقَّاطٍ is of سَاقِطٌ and مُقَّاطٌ of مَاقِطٌ]. IAar, in the article خشر.

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pl. of لَقَطٌ , q. v. A small number of men, separated, or scattered, or dispersed. (S.) [Also, perhaps as pl. of لَاقِطٌ , like as أَصْحَابٌ is pl. of صَاحِبٌ ,] The refuse, or lowest, or basest, or meanest sort, of mankind, or of people; (K, * TA;) as also لُقَّاطٌ [which is doubtless a pl. of لَاقِطٌ , like as سُقَّاطٍ is of سَاقِطٌ , and مُقَّاطٌ of مَاقِطٌ ]. (IAar, in TA, art. خشر .)

Nounمَلْقَطٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place where a thing is picked up, or sought; a minegenerated

[A place where a thing is picked up:] a place where a thing is sought, or to be sought; a mine. [Plural مَلاقِطُ.]

1.1our places of pasturage dried up and were left without herbage by the drought—أَصْبَحَتْ مَرَاعِينَا مَلَاقِطَ مِنَ الجَدْبِ

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[A place where a thing is picked up:] a place where a thing is sought, or to be sought: a mine: (TA:) [pl. مَلاقِطُ .] أَصْبَحَتْ مَرَاعِينَا مَلَاقِطَ مِنَ الجَدْبِ Our places of pasturage became dried up, and destitute of herbage, by reason of the drought. (As.)

Nounمِلْقَطٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing with which one picks things up from the groundgenerated

1a thing with which, or in which, one picks up things from the ground—مِلْقَاطٌ

The headword has the same meaning.

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A thing with which, (K,) or in which, (Jm,) one picks up, or takes up, from the ground: (Jm, K;) as also مِلْقَاطٌ . (TA.)

Nounمِلْقَاطٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an instrument with which hair is plucked outgenerated

See مِلْقَطٌ.

1.1

The [instrument called] مِنْقَاش, with which hair is plucked out.

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: see مِلْقَطٌ . The [instrument called] مِنْقَاش , (K, TA,) with which hair is plucked up. (TA.)

Nounمَلْقُوطٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing picked up from the ground; property that is foundgenerated

See لَقِيطٌ, in two places.

IAth explains مَالٌ مَلْقُوطٌ as meaning property that is found.

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: see لَقِيطٌ , in two places. IAth explains مَالٌ مَلْقُوطٌ as signifying property found. (TA.)

Nounمُلْتَقَطٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a thing picked up from the ground; vile, mean, or paltrygenerated

See لَقَطٌ, in the last sentence but two.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredvile, mean, or paltry—سَاقِطٌ

Applied to a thing, the headword means the same.

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: see لَقَطٌ , last sentence but two. Also, applied to a thing, i. q. سَاقِطٌ [Vile, mean, or paltry]. (TA.)