Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ل ح ج (l-ḥ-j)

Pronunciation edit

  • (to persist): IPA(key): /la.ħi.d͡ʒa/
  • (to deceive): IPA(key): /laħ.ħa.d͡ʒa/

Verb edit

لَحِجَ (laḥija) I, non-past يَلْحَجُ‎ (yalḥaju)

  1. to be stuck
    Synonym: نَشِبَ (našiba)
    لحِجَ الخاتمُ في الإِصبع
    laḥija l-ḵātimu fī l-iṣbaʕ
    The ring got stuck on the finger.
    لَحِجَ السيفُ
    laḥija s-sayf
    The sword got stuck in the sheath.
  2. to persist, to be stubborn (in بـ something)
  3. to be enthusiastic, to usually do
  4. to usually say, to babble about
Conjugation edit

Verb edit

لَحَّجَ (laḥḥaja) II, non-past يُلَحِّجُ‎ (yulaḥḥiju)

  1. to deceive, to distort a message (to على someone)
    Synonym: لَحْوَجَ (laḥwaja)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Proper noun edit

لَحْج (laḥjm

  1. Lahij (the capital city of Lahij governorate, Yemen)
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