لهجة

See also: لہجہ and لهجه

Arabic

Root
ل ه ج (l h j)
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lah.d͡ʒa/
    • (Northern Egyptian) IPA(key): /lah.ɡa/
    • (Kuwaiti Gulf) IPA(key): /ˈləh.d͡ʒə/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): [lah.d͡ʒa], [lah.ʒa]
    • (North Levantine) IPA(key): /lah.ʒe/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /lah.ʒa/

Noun

لَهْجَة • (lahjaf (plural لَهَجَات (lahajāt))

  1. dialect
  2. manner of speaking
  3. accent

Declension

Declension of noun لَهْجَة (lahja)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal لَهْجَة
lahja
اللَّهْجَة
al-lahja
لَهْجَة
lahjat
nominative لَهْجَةٌ
lahjatun
اللَّهْجَةُ
al-lahjatu
لَهْجَةُ
lahjatu
accusative لَهْجَةً
lahjatan
اللَّهْجَةَ
al-lahjata
لَهْجَةَ
lahjata
genitive لَهْجَةٍ
lahjatin
اللَّهْجَةِ
al-lahjati
لَهْجَةِ
lahjati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal لَهْجَتَيْن
lahjatayn
اللَّهْجَتَيْن
al-lahjatayn
لَهْجَتَيْ
lahjatay
nominative لَهْجَتَانِ
lahjatāni
اللَّهْجَتَانِ
al-lahjatāni
لَهْجَتَا
lahjatā
accusative لَهْجَتَيْنِ
lahjatayni
اللَّهْجَتَيْنِ
al-lahjatayni
لَهْجَتَيْ
lahjatay
genitive لَهْجَتَيْنِ
lahjatayni
اللَّهْجَتَيْنِ
al-lahjatayni
لَهْجَتَيْ
lahjatay
plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal لَهَجَات
lahajāt
اللَّهَجَات
al-lahajāt
لَهَجَات
lahajāt
nominative لَهَجَاتٌ
lahajātun
اللَّهَجَاتُ
al-lahajātu
لَهَجَاتُ
lahajātu
accusative لَهَجَاتٍ
lahajātin
اللَّهَجَاتِ
al-lahajāti
لَهَجَاتِ
lahajāti
genitive لَهَجَاتٍ
lahajātin
اللَّهَجَاتِ
al-lahajāti
لَهَجَاتِ
lahajāti

Descendants

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “لهج”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ه ج
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic لَهْجَة (lahja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lah.ʒe/, [ˈlah.ʒe]
  • IPA(key): /lah.ʒa/, [ˈlah.ʒa]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

لهجة • (lahjef (plural لهجات (lahjāt))

  1. dialect
  2. tone (of voice)

See also

  • لغة (luḡa, language)