Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ل ث غ (l-ṯ-ḡ). Probably onomatopoeic after the sounds in question, /s/ being replaced with /θ/, and /r/ with /l/ or /ɣ/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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لُثْغَة (luṯḡaf (plural لُثْغَات (luṯḡāt))

  1. a speech impediment, chiefly
    1. a lisp
    2. a rhotacism

Declension

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