l-h-th

Description

The Arabic root لهث (l-h-th) conveys the core meaning of panting, gasping for breath, or lolling the tongue out due to exhaustion or thirst, like a dog that pants continuously regardless of whether it is driven away or left alone. In its Quranic context in Surah Al-A'raf (7:176), this root is used metaphorically to describe someone who abandons divine guidance and follows base desires, becoming like a dog that pants incessantly—illustrating spiritual degradation and the restless, insatiable nature of those who reject God's signs for worldly pleasures.