لبث
Root: لبث
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
لبث labita a (labt, lubt, labat, لباث lubāt) to hesitate, tarry, linger; to abide, remain, stay (ب in a place); (with imperf.) to persist in an activity, keep doing s.th. │ ما لبث (لم يلبث) أن (حتى) it did not take long before he …, presently he ..., he lost no time in …; لبث يفعله he did it for a while V to hesitate, tarry, linger; to abide, remain, stay
Entry 2
لبث labt, lubt, labat hesitation, tarrying, delay; stay, sojourn
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