The triliteral root lām ḥā yā (ل ح ي) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun liḥ'yat (لِحْيَت). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(20:94:5) biliḥ'yatī | by my beard | قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِي وَلَا بِرَأْسِي |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary