לעז

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ע־ז (l-ʿ-z)
4 terms

Probably cognate to Arabic لُغْز (luḡz, “riddle”), لَغَّزَ (laḡḡaza, “to speak in riddles”). Sometimes falsely analyzed as an acronym of ‮לָשׁוֹן עַם זָר‬ ("foreign tongue").

Noun

לַעַז • (lá'az) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (medieval) A language other than Hebrew, especially a Romance language

Verb

לָעַז • (la'áz) (pa'al construction)

  1. to speak unintelligibly
  2. to speak a language other than Hebrew

Conjugation

Conjugation of לָעַז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ללעוז / לִלְעֹז
action noun —
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first לָעַזְתִּי לָעַזְנוּ
second לָעַזְתָּ לָעַזְתְּ לְעַזְתֶּם1 לְעַזְתֶּן1
third לָעַז לָעֲזָה לָעֲזוּ
present לוֹעֵז לוֹעֶזֶת לוֹעֲזִים לוֹעֲזוֹת
future first אֶלְעַז נִלְעַז
second תִּלְעַז תִּלְעֲזִי תִּלְעֲזוּ תִּלְעַזְנָה2
third יִלְעַז תִּלְעַז יִלְעֲזוּ תִּלְעַזְנָה2
imperative לְעַז לַעֲזִי לַעֲזוּ לְעַזְנָה2

1 Pronounced לָעַזְתֶּם and לָעַזְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of לָעַז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ללעוז / לִלְעֹז
action noun —
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first לָעַזְתִּי לָעַזְנוּ
second לָעַזְתָּ לָעַזְתְּ לְעַזְתֶּם1 לְעַזְתֶּן1
third לָעַז לָעֲזָה לָעֲזוּ
present לוֹעֵז לוֹעֶזֶת לוֹעֲזִים לוֹעֲזוֹת
future first אלעוז / אֶלְעֹז נלעוז / נִלְעֹז
second תלעוז / תִּלְעֹז תִּלְעֲזִי תִּלְעֲזוּ תלעוזנה / תִּלְעֹזְנָה2
third ילעוז / יִלְעֹז תלעוז / תִּלְעֹז יִלְעֲזוּ תלעוזנה / תִּלְעֹזְנָה2
imperative לעוז / לְעֹז לַעֲזִי לַעֲזוּ לעוזנה / לְעֹזְנָה2

1 Pronounced לָעַזְתֶּם and לָעַזְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

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