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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