لمز

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Form 1لَمَزَهُ3 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarلَمْزٌ

Core sense — he made a sign to him with the eye; he blamed himgenerated

1.1

Muḍāriʿ لَمِزَ and لَمُزَ.

He made a sign to him with the eye, or with something like it such as the head or the lip, together with low speech.

This is the original meaning.

1.1.1and among them are those who blame you about the division of the alms—وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَلْمِزُكَ فِى الصَّدَقَاتِ

Hence: he blamed, upbraided, or reproached him; he found fault with him. Or he did so to his face. Or he met him with blame or reproach. Or he spoke evil of him, or spoke of him in a way he disliked, charging him with vices or faults, whether behind his back or to his face, even if what was said was true; synonymous with إِغْتَابَهُ.

Ibn-Ketheer reads يُلَامِزُكَ.

the same words, with the other muḍāriʿ form—يَلْمُزُكَ

The two muḍāriʿ forms occur in the readings of these words of the Qur'ān [9:58].

1.2he pushed him, or drove him, or repelled him—لَمَزَهُ

AM says this is the primary meaning.

Also: he struck him, or beat him.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

9:58

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَلْمِزُكَ فِى ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ فَإِنْ أُعْطُوا۟ مِنْهَا رَضُوا۟ وَإِن لَّمْ يُعْطَوْا۟ مِنْهَآ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَطُونَ

And among them are men who slander thee in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms: if they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if not, behold! they are indignant!

9:79

ٱلَّذِينَ يَلْمِزُونَ ٱلْمُطَّوِّعِينَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِى ٱلصَّدَقَـٰتِ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ إِلَّا جُهْدَهُمْ فَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمْ ۙ سَخِرَ ٱللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Those who slander such of the believers as give themselves freely to (deeds of) charity, as well as such as can find nothing to give except the fruits of their labour,- and throw ridicule on them,- Allah will throw back their ridicule on them: and they shall have a grievous penalty.

49:11

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَآءٌ مِّن نِّسَآءٍ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ ۖ وَلَا تَلْمِزُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا۟ بِٱلْأَلْقَـٰبِ ۖ بِئْسَ ٱلِٱسْمُ ٱلْفُسُوقُ بَعْدَ ٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَتُبْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong.

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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, aor. لَمِزَ and لَمُزَ , inf. n. لَمْزٌ , He made a sign to him with the eye, or the like, (S, A, * Msb, K,) as the head, and the lip, with low speech. (TA.) This is the original signification. (S, Msb, TA.) Hence, (S, Msb, TA,) He blamed, upbraided, or reproached, him; he found fault with him: (S, Msb, K:) or he did so in his face: (TA:) or he met him with blaming, upbraiding, reproaching or finding fault: (IKtt, TA:) or he spoke evil of him, or spoke of him in a manner that he disliked, mentioning vices or faults as chargeable to him, either behind his back or before his face, though it might be with truth; syn. إِغْتَابَهُ . (TA.) The two forms of the aor. occur in readings of the words of the Kur., [ix. 58,] وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَلْمِزُكَ فِى الصَّدَقَاتِ and يَلْمُزُكَ , (S, TA,) And of them are those who blame thee with respect to the division of the alms: (Bd, Jel:) and Ibn-Ketheer reads يُلَامِزُكَ . (Bd.) لَمَزَهُ , (Ks, S,) aor لَمِزَ , (S,) inf. n. لَمْزٌ , (S, A, K,) He pushed him, or impelled him, or repelled him: (Ks, T, S, A, K:) said by AM to be the primary signification: (TA:) and he struck him, or beat him. (S, A, K.)

Form 3رَأَيْتُهُ يُلَاغِزُهُ وَيُلَامِرُهُ1 sense

Core sense — I saw him talking in riddles with him and making signs to himgenerated

3.1

[This means: I saw him talking enigmatically with him, and making signs to him. Or, according to the TA, مُلَامَزَةٌ is synonymous with مُلَاغَزَةٌ.]

Mentioned in art. لغز.

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[means I saw him talking enigmatically with him, or to him, and making signs with him, or to him: or, accord. to the TA, مُلَامَزَةٌ is syn. with مُلَاغَزَةٌ ]. (A, in art. لغز .)

Derived nouns 4

Nounلُمَزَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who blames, reproaches, or finds fault with others muchgenerated

1one who blames, reproaches, or finds fault with others much—لَمَّازٌ

One who blames, upbraids, reproaches, or finds fault with others much, or habitually.

Or لَمَازٌ, like سَحَابٌ.

لُمَزَةٌ is applied to a man and to a woman, because its ة denotes intensiveness and not the feminine gender.

one who speaks evil of others and defames them—هُمَزَةٌ

لُمَزَةٌ means the same.

That is, one who speaks evil of others, or does so in their absence, even if what is said is true (يَغْتَابُهُمْ; this may mean one who detracts by making signs with the side of the mouth, or with the eye, or with the head).

a frequent, or habitual, calumniator or slanderer—لَمَّازٌ

Abu-l-'Abbás: one who often goes about with calumny, a separater of companions and friends.

Like شَدَّادٌ.

Or هُمَزَةٌ and لُمَزَةٌ differ in meaning: the latter is one who blames, upbraids, reproaches, or finds fault with you to your face, and the former one who does so in your absence, and Lth says the like; or the latter is one who speaks evil of others behind their back, even if what is said is true, and the former one who does so to their face; or the latter speaks against the lineages of men, and the former against their characters; or the latter reproaches with the tongue and the former with the eye; or the reverse; or the latter is one who stirs up discord, or animosity, between two people.

See also هُمَزَةٌ. And see the Ksh and the Bd on 104:1.

Lane cites “Bd in civ. 1” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

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One who blames, upbraids, reproaches, or finds fault with, others, much, or habitually; (S, K;) as also لَمَّازٌ , (so in two copies of the S, and in a copy of the A,) or لَمَازٌ , like سَحَابٌ : (K:) لُمَزَةٌ is applied to a man and to a woman; for its ة is to denote intensiveness, and not the fem. gender: (TA:) هُمَزَةٌ and لُمَزَةٌ signify the same; (ISk, Zj, K;) i. e., one who speaks evil of others, or does so in their absence, though it may be with truth; ( يَغْتَابُهُمْ ; and this may mean [who detracts by making signs] with the side of the mouth, or with the eye, or with the head; TA;) and defames them; (ISk, Zj, TA;) or one who often goes about with calumny, a separater of companions and friends: (Abu-l-'Abbás, TA:) and لَمَّازٌ , like شَدَّادٌ , a frequent, or habitual, calumniator, or slanderer: (TA:) or هُمَزَةٌ and لُمَزَةٌ differ in signification; the latter signifying one who blames, upbraids, reproaches, or finds fault with, thee to thy face; and the former, one who does so in thine absence; (K;) and Lth says the like: (TA:) or the latter, one who speaks evil of others, though it may be with truth, ( مُغْتَابٌ ,) behind the back; and the former, one who does so to the face: or the latter, one who speaks against the lineages of men; and the former, one who speaks against the characters of men: or the latter, [one who reproaches] with the tongue; and the former, with the eye: or the reverse: (K [but omitted in the CK], TA:) or the latter signifies one who excites discord, or animosity, between two persons. (TA.) See also هُمَزَةٌ . And see the Ksh and Bd in civ. 1.

Nounلَمَازٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who reproaches, or speaks evil of, others habituallygenerated

See لُمَزَةٌ.

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: see لُمَزَةٌ .

Nounلَمَّازٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who makes frequent signs with the eyegenerated

[One who makes frequent signs with the eye, or the like; feminine with ة. See one example under رَمَّازٌ.]

1.1

See also لُمَزَةٌ, in two places.

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[One who makes frequent signs with the eye, or the like: fem. with ة : see one ex. voce رَمَّازٌ ]. See also لُمَزَةٌ , in two places.

Nounلَامِزٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who blames, or speaks evil of, othersgenerated

Ism fāʿil of form 1.

1.1persons who speak evil of others in their presence, even if what they say is true—لُمَّازٌ

Its plural; مُغْتَابُونَ.

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act. part. n. of 1. لُمَّازٌ [its pl.] Persons who speak evil of others, though it may be with truth, ( مُغْتَابُونَ ,) in their presence. (IAar, TA.)