لهجة

See also: لہجہ‎ and لهجه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ه ج‎ (l-h-j).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

لَهْجَة • (lahja) f (plural لَهَجَات‎ (lahajāt))

  1. dialect
  2. manner of speaking
  3. accent

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: ləhcə
  • → Hindi: लहजा (lahjā)
  • → Pashto: لهجه‎ (lahǰá)
  • → Persian: لهجه‎ (lahje)
  • → Swahili: lahaja
  • → Tajik: лаҳҷа (lahja)
  • → Turkish: lehçe
  • → Urdu: لہجہ‎ (lahja)
  • → Uyghur: لەھجە‎ (lehje)
  • → Uzbek: lahja

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

Etymology

From Arabic لَهْجَة‎ (lahja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lah.ʒe/, [ˈlah.ʒe]
  • IPA(key): /lah.ʒa/, [ˈlah.ʒa]
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Noun

لهجة • (lahje) f (plural لهجات‎ (lahjāt))

  1. dialect
  2. tone (of voice)

See also

  • لغة‎ (luḡa, “language”)
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