See also: لہجہ and لهجه

Arabic

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Root
ل ه ج (l h j)
1 term

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lah.d͡ʒa/
    • (Northern Egyptian) IPA(key): /lah.ɡa/
    • (Kuwaiti Gulf) IPA(key): /ˈləh.d͡ʒə/
    • (Hijazi) IPA(key): [lah.d͡ʒa], [lah.ʒa]
    • (North Levantine) IPA(key): /lah.ʒe/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /lah.ʒa/

Noun

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لَهْجَة (lahjaf (plural لَهَجَات (lahajāt))

  1. dialect
  2. manner of speaking
  3. accent

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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

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Root
ل ه ج
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic لَهْجَة (lahja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lah.ʒe/, [ˈlah.ʒe]
  • IPA(key): /lah.ʒa/, [ˈlah.ʒa]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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لهجة (lahjef (plural لهجات (lahjāt))

  1. dialect
  2. tone (of voice)

See also

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  • لغة (luḡa, language)