لَعِبٌ

and لِعِبٌ (with two kesrehs, agreeably with a constant rule obtaining in cases of this kind, [whereby the measure فَعِلٌ is changed into فِعِلٌ, the medial radical letter being a guttural,] TA, [but in the CK and a MS. copy, لِعْبٌ, which is also regularly changed from the first,]) and أُلْعُبَانٌ and لُعَبَةٌ (K) and لُعْبَةٌ (TA, as from the K, [but not found by me in any copy of the latter work,]) and تِلْعِيبَةٌ and تِلْعَابٌ (K) and تِلْعَابَةٌ (S, K) and تَلْعَابٌ and تَلْعَابَةٌ and تِلِعَّابٌ and تِلِعَّابَةٌ (K: the last like تِلِقَّامَةٌ: the ة is added to give [additional] intensiveness to the signification, as in the cases of عَلَّامَةٌ and نَسَّابَةٌ: it is also used by En-Nábighah El-Jaadee in the place of a verbal noun: TA) and لَعُوبٌ [which is common to both genders] and لَعَّابٌ (A, &c.) One who plays, sports, games, jests, or jokes, much, or often; a great player, sporter, &c. (S, K.)

Perseus ID: n37785