Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ل ح و ج (l-ḥ-w-j). Derived by inserting a w into لحج.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

لَحْوَجَ (laḥwaja) Iq, non-past يُلَحْوِجُ‎ (yulaḥwiju)

  1. to mix, to blend, to knead
    Synonym: خَلَطَ (ḵalaṭa)
  2. to garble, to fabricate, to pervert
    Synonym: لَحَّجَ (laḥḥaja)

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • North Levantine Arabic: لعبج (laʕbaž)

Najdi Arabic edit

Noun edit

لحوج (luḥūj)

  1. plural of لحجي