لغو

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل غ و‎ (l-ḡ-w).

Noun

لَغْو • (laḡw) m

  1. verbal noun of لَغَا‎ (laḡā) (form I)
  2. blather, blither, prattle, babbling, rambling, prating
    1. redundancy, superfluity; wordiness, verbosity
    2. nonsense, gibberishness; absurdity
  3. uttering oaths hastily, carelessly, or inattentively, ejaculation, swearing

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: ləğv
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لغو‎ (lağv)
  • → Kazakh: лағу (lağu)
    • Turkish: lağıv , Turkish: laga luga (also laġā luġā) (informal ) - (nonsense, gibberishness)
  • → Persian: لغو‎ (lağv)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic لَغْو‎ (laḡw).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /laɣv/

Adjective

Dari لغو
Iranian Persian
Tajik лағв (laġv)

لغو • (lağv)

  1. nonsensical
  2. absurd
  3. improper

Noun

لغو • (lağv)

  1. nonsense
  2. gibberish
  3. cancellation
  4. abolition

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian لغو‎ (lağv), from Arabic لَغْو‎ (laḡw).

Adjective

لغو • (lagv)

  1. nonsensical
  2. absurd
  3. improper

Noun

لغو • (lagv) m

  1. nonsense
  2. gibberish
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