لهجة

See also: لہجہ and لهجه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ه ج (l-h-j).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lah.d͡ʒa/
    • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /lah.ɡa/
    • (Levantine) IPA(key): /lah.ʒe/

Noun

لَهْجَة (lahja) f (plural لَهَجَات (lahajāt))

  1. dialect
  2. manner of speaking
  3. accent

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: ləhcə
  • Pashto: لهجه (lahǰá)
  • Persian: لهجه (lahje)
  • Tajik: лаҳҷа (lahja)
  • Turkish: lehçe
  • Urdu: لہجہ (lahja)
  • Uyghur: لەھجە (lehje)
  • Uzbek: lahja

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), لهج”, 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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