لغة
Arabic
Etymology
Like لَغَا (laḡā, “to speak”), from the root ل غ و (l-ḡ-w). Related to Hebrew לוע \ לֹעַ (lṓaʿ, “throat, pharynx, maw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lu.ɣa/
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Noun
لُغَة • (luḡa) f (plural لُغَات (luḡāt))
- language
- dialect, vernacular
- jargon
- (with the definite article) Classical Arabic
Declension
Declension of noun لُغَة (luḡa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُغَة luḡa |
اللُّغَة al-luḡa |
لُغَة luḡat |
| Nominative | لُغَةٌ luḡatun |
اللُّغَةُ al-luḡatu |
لُغَةُ luḡatu |
| Accusative | لُغَةً luḡatan |
اللُّغَةَ al-luḡata |
لُغَةَ luḡata |
| Genitive | لُغَةٍ luḡatin |
اللُّغَةِ al-luḡati |
لُغَةِ luḡati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | لُغَتَيْن luḡatayn |
اللُّغَتَيْن al-luḡatayn |
لُغَتَيْ luḡatay |
| Nominative | لُغَتَانِ luḡatāni |
اللُّغَتَانِ al-luḡatāni |
لُغَتَا luḡatā |
| Accusative | لُغَتَيْنِ luḡatayni |
اللُّغَتَيْنِ al-luḡatayni |
لُغَتَيْ luḡatay |
| Genitive | لُغَتَيْنِ luḡatayni |
اللُّغَتَيْنِ al-luḡatayni |
لُغَتَيْ luḡatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُغَات luḡāt |
اللُّغَات al-luḡāt |
لُغَات luḡāt |
| Nominative | لُغَاتٌ luḡātun |
اللُّغَاتُ al-luḡātu |
لُغَاتُ luḡātu |
| Accusative | لُغَاتٍ luḡātin |
اللُّغَاتِ al-luḡāti |
لُغَاتِ luḡāti |
| Genitive | لُغَاتٍ luḡātin |
اللُّغَاتِ al-luḡāti |
لُغَاتِ luḡāti |
Derived terms
- لُغَة أَجْنَبِيَّة (luḡa ʾajnabiyya, “foreign language”)
- لُغَة عَامِّيَّة (luḡa ʿāmmiyya, “popular language”)
- لُغَة الْمُحَادَة (luḡat al-muḥāda, “colloquial language”)
- لُغَة الْمِحْنَة (luḡat al-miḥna, “professional jargon, slang”)
- لُغَة الْمَوْلِد (luḡat al-mawlid, “mother tongue”)
- أَهْل اللُّغَة (ʾahl al-luḡa, “philologists, lexicographers”)
- عِلْم اللُّغَة (ʿilm al-luḡa, “lexicography, philology, linguistics”)
- لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy, “linguistic, philological, lexicographical”)
Related terms
- لَغَا (laḡā)
- لَغِيَ (laḡiya)
- أَلْغَى (ʾalḡā)
- لَغْوَة (laḡwa, “dialect, idiom, vernacular”)
Descendants
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “لغو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
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