لغت

See also: لعب

Azerbaijani

Noun

لغت (lüğət) (definite accusative لغتی (lüğəti), plural لغتلر (lüğətlər))

  1. Arabic spelling of lüğət (dictionary)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa, language; dialect; jargon).

Noun

لغت • (lügat or lüğat) (definite accusative لغتی (lügati), plural لغات (lügat))

  1. language, idiom, a body of words understood by a community and used as a form of communication
    Synonym: لسان (lisân)
  2. word, the smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself
    Synonyms: سوز (söz), كلمه (kelime)
  3. dictionary, glossary, vocabulary, a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages
    Synonyms: قاموس (kamus), لغت كتابی (lügat kitabı)

Derived terms

  • اهل لغت (ehl-i lügat, lexicologist)
  • علم لغت (ʼilm-i lügat, lexicology)
  • لغت كتابی (lügat kitabı, dictionary, vocabulary)

Descendants

  • Turkish: lügat
  • Crimean Tatar: luğat
  • Laz: ლუგათი (lugati)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? luġat
    Dari reading? luġat
    Iranian reading? loġat
    Tajik reading? luġat

    Noun

    Dari لغت
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik луғат

    لغت • (loġat) (plural لغت‌ها (loġat-hâ), or لغات (loġât))

    1. word
      Synonyms: کلمه (kalame), واژه (vâže)
    2. vocabulary
      Synonym: واژگان (vâžegân)
    3. dictionary, lexicon
      Synonyms: فرهنگ (farhang), قاموس (qâmus), لغت‌نامه (loġat-nâme), واژه‌نامه (vâže-nâme)
    4. dialect
      Synonym: لهجه (lahje)
    5. language
      Synonym: زبان (zabân)
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Gujarati: લુગત (lugat)
    • Middle Hindi: لغت (lġt /⁠luġat⁠/)
    • Punjabi: luġat
      Gurmukhi script: ਲੁਗ਼ਤ
      Shahmukhi script: لَُغَت
    • Sindhi: luġati
      Arabic script: لُغَتِ
      Devanagari script: लुग़ति
      Khudabadi script: 𑋚𑋣𑊼𑋩𑋍𑋡

    Etymology 2

    Compare لگد (lagad, kick).

    Noun

    لغت • (laġat)

    1. (dialectal, Tehran: some people, Bushehr, Kazerun, Sabzevar, Dashtestan) kick

    Sindhi

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian لُغَت (luġat), from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).

      Noun

      لُغَتِ • (luġatif (Devanagari लुग़ति, Khudawadi 𑋚𑋣𑊼𑋩𑋍𑋡)

      1. dictionary
        Synonyms: کوش (koś), فَرھَنگَ (farhanga)

      Urdu

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Classical Persian لُغَت (luġat), from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).[1] First attested in 1707[2] as Middle Hindi لغت (lġt /⁠luġat⁠/).

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /lʊ.ɣət̪/
        • Rhymes: -ət̪
        • Hyphenation: لُ‧غَت

        Noun

        لُغَت • (luġatm or f (formal plural لُغات (luġāt), Hindi spelling लुग़त)[3][4]

        1. dictionary, lexicon
          Synonyms: فَرْہَن٘گ (farhaṅg), قامُوس (qāmūs), شَبْدَکوش (śabdakoś)
        2. language, dialect, idiom

        Declension

        Declension of لغت
        singular plural
        direct لُغَت (luġat) لُغَت (luġat)
        oblique لُغَت (luġat) لُغَتوں (luġatõ)
        vocative لُغَت (luġat) لُغَتو (luġato)
        Declension of لغت
        singular plural
        direct لُغَت (luġat) لُغَتیں (luġatẽ)
        oblique لُغَت (luġat) لُغَتوں (luġatõ)
        vocative لُغَت (luġat) لُغَتو (luġato)

        References