لَغْبٌ

1.
(S, K; for which El-Kumeyt has used لَغَبٌ, like as نَهَرٌ is used for نَهْرٌ, because of the guttural letter; S) and لُغَابٌ (S) and لَغِيبٌ (as in the S and the CK and a MS. copy of the K) or لَغِبٌ (as in the TA, from the K) Bad, disordered, or illcomposed, feathers [of an arrow]: synonym رِيشٌ فَاسِدٌ: (S, K:) as the longer [or wider] lateral halves of feathers (بُطْنَان) [when they have not the shorter, or narrower, lateral halves interposed between two of them]: opposite of لُوءَامٌ: (S:) or the feathers termed لُغَاب are the longer [or wider] lateral halves; and a single one of them is called لُغَابَةٌ; [according to which explanation, لغاب is a coll. gen. n.;] opposite of لوءام: or the feathers of an arrow, when not equal, even, or uniform, are thus termed; and when equal, even, or uniform, they are termed لوءام: (TA:) لوءام and لغاب are terms applied to two descriptions of feathers; the former, to those whereof a longer [or wider] lateral half is next to a shorter [or narrower] lateral half; and this is the best that can be; and لغاب and لغب are terms applied to those whereof two longer [or wider] lateral halves, or two shorter [or narrower] lateral halves, are next each other. (As.)
2.
لَغْبٌ and لُغَابٌ An arrow badly trimmed, or shaped; (K;) badly made: or one of which [all] the wings consist of the longer [or wider] lateral halves of feathers: or one which has two longer [or wider] lateral halves of feathers, or two shorter [or narrower] lateral halves, next each other: or one of which the feathers are incongruous; one in the contr. case being termed لُوءَامٌ: or one that does not go far. (TA.)
3.
رِيشَ بِلَغْبٍ [It (an arrow) was feathered with bad feathers].
4.
A surname of a man, brother of Taäbbata-Sharran: (TA:) incorrectly written by J رِيشُ لَغْبٍ. (K.)
5.
لَغْبٌ (tropical:) Corrupt, or vitious, speech, or discourse; (K;) not rightly aimed, directed, or disposed; evil, bad, foul. (TA.)
6.
كُفَّ عَنَّا لَغْبَكَ Turn away from us thine evil, corrupt, or foul, speech. (TA.)
7.
لَغْبٌ (like وَغْبٌ, TA) and لَغُوبٌ (tropical:) A weak, stupid, man. (S, K.) See an example voce كِتَابٌ.
8.
لَغْبٌ The flesh that is between the ثَنَايَا, or four front teeth. (K.)

Perseus ID: n37819