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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