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لكأ

Root: لكأ

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لكأ laka’a a (لكء lak’) to strike, hit; -- لكئ laki’a a (لكأ laka’) to abide, remain, stay (ب at a place) V to be tardy, dilatory, slow, to dawdle, tarry, hesitate (في in s.th.); to loiter, loaf, hang about │ تلكأ في الأداء (adā’) to be in default, fail to meet one’s financial obligations

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