لحظة

See also: لحظه‎ and لحظہ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ح ظ‎ (l-ḥ-ẓ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

لَحْظَة • (laḥẓa) f (plural لَحَظَات‎ (laḥaẓāt))

moment, instant

Declension

Declension of noun لَحْظَة (laḥẓa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْظَة laḥẓa	اللَّحْظَة‎ al-laḥẓa	لَحْظَة laḥẓat
Nominative	لَحْظَةٌ laḥẓatun	اللَّحْظَةُ‎ al-laḥẓatu	لَحْظَةُ laḥẓatu
Accusative	لَحْظَةً laḥẓatan	اللَّحْظَةَ‎ al-laḥẓata	لَحْظَةَ laḥẓata
Genitive	لَحْظَةٍ laḥẓatin	اللَّحْظَةِ‎ al-laḥẓati	لَحْظَةِ laḥẓati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحْظَتَيْن‎ laḥẓatayn	اللَّحْظَتَيْن‎ al-laḥẓatayn	لَحْظَتَيْ‎ laḥẓatay
Nominative	لَحْظَتَانِ‎ laḥẓatāni	اللَّحْظَتَانِ‎ al-laḥẓatāni	لَحْظَتَا‎ laḥẓatā
Accusative	لَحْظَتَيْنِ‎ laḥẓatayni	اللَّحْظَتَيْنِ‎ al-laḥẓatayni	لَحْظَتَيْ‎ laḥẓatay
Genitive	لَحْظَتَيْنِ‎ laḥẓatayni	اللَّحْظَتَيْنِ‎ al-laḥẓatayni	لَحْظَتَيْ‎ laḥẓatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَحَظَات‎ laḥaẓāt	اللَّحَظَات‎ al-laḥaẓāt	لَحَظَات‎ laḥaẓāt
Nominative	لَحَظَاتٌ‎ laḥaẓātun	اللَّحَظَاتُ‎ al-laḥaẓātu	لَحَظَاتُ‎ laḥaẓātu
Accusative	لَحَظَاتٍ‎ laḥaẓātin	اللَّحَظَاتِ‎ al-laḥaẓāti	لَحَظَاتِ‎ laḥaẓāti
Genitive	لَحَظَاتٍ‎ laḥaẓātin	اللَّحَظَاتِ‎ al-laḥaẓāti	لَحَظَاتِ‎ laḥaẓāti

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic: لَحْظَة‎
→ Azerbaijani: ləhzə
→ Persian: لحظه‎
- → Hindustani:
  - Hindi: लहज़ा (lahzā)
  - Urdu: لحظہ‎
→ Ottoman Turkish: لحظه‎ (lahza)
- Turkish: lahza
→ Uzbek: lahza

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَحْظَة‎ (laḥẓa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laħzˤa/
- IPA^(key): [laħðˤa] (alternative pronunciation)

Noun

لحظة • (laḥẓa) f (plural لحظات‎ (laḥẓāt))

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ح ظ‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَحْظَة‎ (laḥẓa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laħ.zˤe/, [ˈlaħ.zˤɑ]

IPA^(key): /laħ.zˤa/, [ˈlaħ.zˤɑ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Noun

لحظة • (laḥẓa) f (plural لحظات‎ (laḥẓāt))

moment