Arabic

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Root
ل ث و (l-ṯ-w)

Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of لَثَّة (laṯṯa, gingiva) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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لَثَوِيّ (laṯawiyy) (feminine لَثَوِيَّة (laṯawiyya), masculine plural لَثَوِيُّونَ (laṯawiyyūna), feminine plural لَثَوِيَّات (laṯawiyyāt))

  1. (anatomy, relational) gingival
  2. (phonetics) dentialveolar (consonant, which are ظ (), ث () and ذ () in Arabic.)

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