لَمْحَةٌ
Root: لمح
Full Definition
لَمْحَةٌ
, subst. from لَمَحَ, A glance, or light or slight look.
2 لَمْحَةٌ A shining, gleaming, or glistening, of lightning.
3 فِى فُلَانٍ لَمْحَةٌ مِنْ أَبِيهِ In such a one is a likeness, or point of resemblance, to his father: then they said مِنْ ابيه, signifying likenessess, or points of resemblance; forming an extr. pl., as though from another word than لَمْحَةٌ: they did not say مَلْمَحَةٌ.
4 مَلَامِحُ also signifies What appear of the beauties and defects of the face of a human being: or the parts thereof that are glanced at, or viewed lightly or quickly.
2 لَمْحَةٌ A shining, gleaming, or glistening, of lightning.
3 فِى فُلَانٍ لَمْحَةٌ مِنْ أَبِيهِ In such a one is a likeness, or point of resemblance, to his father: then they said مِنْ ابيه, signifying likenessess, or points of resemblance; forming an extr. pl., as though from another word than لَمْحَةٌ: they did not say مَلْمَحَةٌ.
4 مَلَامِحُ also signifies What appear of the beauties and defects of the face of a human being: or the parts thereof that are glanced at, or viewed lightly or quickly.
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