لفظ

لفظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb form I from the root ل ف ظ‎ (l-f-ẓ).

Verb

لَفَظَ • (lafaẓa) I, non-past يَلْفِظُ‎‎ (yalfiẓu)

1. (transitive, with accusative or بِـ‎ (bi-)) to emit
2. (transitive, with accusative or بِـ‎ (bi-)) to spit out
3. (transitive, with accusative or بِـ‎ (bi-)) to eject
4. (transitive, with accusative and مِنْ‎ (min)) to throw out
5. to speak, enunciate, articulate
6. (transitive, with accusative or بِـ‎ (bi-)) to pronounce, utter, express, say

Conjugation

Conjugation of

لَفَظَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun لَفْظ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						لَفْظ lafẓ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						لَافِظ‎ lāfiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَلْفُوظ‎ malfūẓ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لَفَظْتُ‎ lafaẓtu	لَفَظْتَ‎ lafaẓta	لَفَظَ lafaẓa		لَفَظْتُمَا‎ lafaẓtumā	لَفَظَا‎ lafaẓā		لَفَظْنَا‎ lafaẓnā	لَفَظْتُمْ‎ lafaẓtum	لَفَظُوا‎ lafaẓū
	f		لَفَظْتِ‎ lafaẓti	لَفَظَتْ‎ lafaẓat			لَفَظَتَا‎ lafaẓatā			لَفَظْتُنَّ‎ lafaẓtunna	لَفَظْنَ‎ lafaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَلْفِظُ‎ ʾalfiẓu	تَلْفِظُ‎ talfiẓu	يَلْفِظُ‎ yalfiẓu		تَلْفِظَانِ‎ talfiẓāni	يَلْفِظَانِ‎ yalfiẓāni		نَلْفِظُ‎ nalfiẓu	تَلْفِظُونَ‎ talfiẓūna	يَلْفِظُونَ‎ yalfiẓūna
	f		تَلْفِظِينَ‎ talfiẓīna	تَلْفِظُ‎ talfiẓu			تَلْفِظَانِ‎ talfiẓāni			تَلْفِظْنَ‎ talfiẓna	يَلْفِظْنَ‎ yalfiẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَلْفِظَ‎ ʾalfiẓa	تَلْفِظَ‎ talfiẓa	يَلْفِظَ‎ yalfiẓa		تَلْفِظَا‎ talfiẓā	يَلْفِظَا‎ yalfiẓā		نَلْفِظَ‎ nalfiẓa	تَلْفِظُوا‎ talfiẓū	يَلْفِظُوا‎ yalfiẓū
	f		تَلْفِظِي‎ talfiẓī	تَلْفِظَ‎ talfiẓa			تَلْفِظَا‎ talfiẓā			تَلْفِظْنَ‎ talfiẓna	يَلْفِظْنَ‎ yalfiẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَلْفِظْ‎ ʾalfiẓ	تَلْفِظْ‎ talfiẓ	يَلْفِظْ‎ yalfiẓ		تَلْفِظَا‎ talfiẓā	يَلْفِظَا‎ yalfiẓā		نَلْفِظْ‎ nalfiẓ	تَلْفِظُوا‎ talfiẓū	يَلْفِظُوا‎ yalfiẓū
	f		تَلْفِظِي‎ talfiẓī	تَلْفِظْ‎ talfiẓ			تَلْفِظَا‎ talfiẓā			تَلْفِظْنَ‎ talfiẓna	يَلْفِظْنَ‎ yalfiẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِلْفِظْ‎ ilfiẓ			اِلْفِظَا‎ ilfiẓā				اِلْفِظُوا‎ ilfiẓū
	f		اِلْفِظِي‎ ilfiẓī							اِلْفِظْنَ‎ ilfiẓna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لُفِظْتُ‎ lufiẓtu	لُفِظْتَ‎ lufiẓta	لُفِظَ lufiẓa		لُفِظْتُمَا‎ lufiẓtumā	لُفِظَا‎ lufiẓā		لُفِظْنَا‎ lufiẓnā	لُفِظْتُمْ‎ lufiẓtum	لُفِظُوا‎ lufiẓū
	f		لُفِظْتِ‎ lufiẓti	لُفِظَتْ‎ lufiẓat			لُفِظَتَا‎ lufiẓatā			لُفِظْتُنَّ‎ lufiẓtunna	لُفِظْنَ‎ lufiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلْفَظُ‎ ʾulfaẓu	تُلْفَظُ‎ tulfaẓu	يُلْفَظُ‎ yulfaẓu		تُلْفَظَانِ‎ tulfaẓāni	يُلْفَظَانِ‎ yulfaẓāni		نُلْفَظُ‎ nulfaẓu	تُلْفَظُونَ‎ tulfaẓūna	يُلْفَظُونَ‎ yulfaẓūna
	f		تُلْفَظِينَ‎ tulfaẓīna	تُلْفَظُ‎ tulfaẓu			تُلْفَظَانِ‎ tulfaẓāni			تُلْفَظْنَ‎ tulfaẓna	يُلْفَظْنَ‎ yulfaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلْفَظَ‎ ʾulfaẓa	تُلْفَظَ‎ tulfaẓa	يُلْفَظَ‎ yulfaẓa		تُلْفَظَا‎ tulfaẓā	يُلْفَظَا‎ yulfaẓā		نُلْفَظَ‎ nulfaẓa	تُلْفَظُوا‎ tulfaẓū	يُلْفَظُوا‎ yulfaẓū
	f		تُلْفَظِي‎ tulfaẓī	تُلْفَظَ‎ tulfaẓa			تُلْفَظَا‎ tulfaẓā			تُلْفَظْنَ‎ tulfaẓna	يُلْفَظْنَ‎ yulfaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلْفَظْ‎ ʾulfaẓ	تُلْفَظْ‎ tulfaẓ	يُلْفَظْ‎ yulfaẓ		تُلْفَظَا‎ tulfaẓā	يُلْفَظَا‎ yulfaẓā		نُلْفَظْ‎ nulfaẓ	تُلْفَظُوا‎ tulfaẓū	يُلْفَظُوا‎ yulfaẓū
	f		تُلْفَظِي‎ tulfaẓī	تُلْفَظْ‎ tulfaẓ			تُلْفَظَا‎ tulfaẓā			تُلْفَظْنَ‎ tulfaẓna	يُلْفَظْنَ‎ yulfaẓna

Derived terms

• لَفَظَ أَنْفَاسَهُ الْأَخِيرَة‎ (lafaẓa ʾanfāsahu l-ʾaḵīra, “to breathe one's last breath, die”)
• لَفَظَ أَنْفَاسَهُ‎ (lafaẓa ʾanfāsahu, “to be in the throes of death”, literally “to release one's breaths”)
• لَفَظَ رُوحَهُ‎ (lafaẓa rūḥahu, “to give up the ghost”, literally “to release one's spirit”)
• لَفَظَ لَفْظَ ٱلنَّوَاةِ‎ (lafaẓa lafẓa n-nawāti, “to brush aside, reject”, literally “to spit the spitting of a date pit”)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun from لَفَظّ‎ (lafaẓẓ), from the root ل ف ظ‎ (l-f-ẓ).

Noun

لَفْظ • (lafẓ) m (plural أَلْفَاظ‎ (ʾalfāẓ))

1. expression, term, word
   • Ibn Malik

     ‏كَلَامُنَا لَفْظٌ مُفِيدٌ كَٱسْتَقِمْ / وَٱسْمٌ وَفِعْلٌ ثُمَّ حَرْفٌ ٱلْكَلِم‎

     kalāmunā lafẓun mufīdun kastaqim / wasmun wafiʿlun ṯumma ḥarfun l-kalim

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. wording, formulation
3. articulation, enunciation, pronunciation

Declension

Declension of noun لَفْظ (lafẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَفْظ lafẓ	اللَّفْظ‎ al-lafẓ	لَفْظ lafẓ
Nominative	لَفْظٌ lafẓun	اللَّفْظُ‎ al-lafẓu	لَفْظُ lafẓu
Accusative	لَفْظًا‎ lafẓan	اللَّفْظَ‎ al-lafẓa	لَفْظَ lafẓa
Genitive	لَفْظٍ lafẓin	اللَّفْظِ‎ al-lafẓi	لَفْظِ lafẓi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَفْظَيْن‎ lafẓayn	اللَّفْظَيْن‎ al-lafẓayn	لَفْظَيْ‎ lafẓay
Nominative	لَفْظَانِ‎ lafẓāni	اللَّفْظَانِ‎ al-lafẓāni	لَفْظَا‎ lafẓā
Accusative	لَفْظَيْنِ‎ lafẓayni	اللَّفْظَيْنِ‎ al-lafẓayni	لَفْظَيْ‎ lafẓay
Genitive	لَفْظَيْنِ‎ lafẓayni	اللَّفْظَيْنِ‎ al-lafẓayni	لَفْظَيْ‎ lafẓay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْفَاظ‎ ʾalfāẓ	الْأَلْفَاظ‎ al-ʾalfāẓ	أَلْفَاظ‎ ʾalfāẓ
Nominative	أَلْفَاظٌ‎ ʾalfāẓun	الْأَلْفَاظُ‎ al-ʾalfāẓu	أَلْفَاظُ‎ ʾalfāẓu
Accusative	أَلْفَاظًا‎ ʾalfāẓan	الْأَلْفَاظَ‎ al-ʾalfāẓa	أَلْفَاظَ‎ ʾalfāẓa
Genitive	أَلْفَاظٍ‎ ʾalfāẓin	الْأَلْفَاظِ‎ al-ʾalfāẓi	أَلْفَاظِ‎ ʾalfāẓi

Derived terms

• لَفْظًا‎ (lafẓan, “verbatim, literally”)
• لَفْظًا وَمَعْنًى‎ (lafẓan wa-maʿnan, “in letter and spirit”)
• أَخْطَأَ ٱللَّفْظَ‎ (ʾaḵṭaʾa l-lafẓa, “to mispronounce”)
• لَفْظِيّ‎ (lafẓiyy, “verbal, literal, pronounced, oral”)
• لَفْظَة‎ (lafẓa, “a word, saying”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “لفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ف ظ‎

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَفَظَ‎ (lafaẓa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.fazˤ/, [ˈlˤɑ.fɑzˤ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

لفظ • (lafaẓ) (form I, present بلفظ‎ (bolfoẓ))

1. to pronounce

Conjugation

Conjugation of لفظ (lafaẓ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	لفظت (lafaẓt)	لفظت (lafaẓt)	لفظ (lafaẓ)		لفظنا (lafaẓna)	لفظتو (lafaẓtu)	لفظو (lafaẓu)
	f		لفظتي (lafaẓti)	لفظت (lafẓat)
present	m	بلفظ (balfoẓ)	بتلفظ (btolfoẓ)	بلفظ (bolfoẓ)		منلفظ (mnolfoẓ)	بتلفظو (btolfoẓu)	بلفظو (bolfoẓu)
	f		بتلفظي (btolfoẓi)	بتلفظ (btolfoẓ)
subjunctive	m	ألفظ (ʔalfoẓ)	تلفظ (tolfoẓ)	يلفظ (yolfoẓ)		نلفظ (nolfoẓ)	تلفظو (tolfoẓu)	يلفظو (yolfoẓu)
	f		تلفظي (tolfoẓi)	تلفظ (tolfoẓ)
imperative	m		الفظ (olfoẓ)				الفظو (olfoẓu)
	f		الفظي (olfoẓi)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَفْظ‎ (lafẓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lafzˤ/, [lɑfsˤ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

لفظ • (lafẓ) m

1. pronunciation, accent

Derived terms

• لفظ سيئ‎ (lafẓ sayyeʔ, “bad word, cussword”)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَفْظ‎ (lafẓ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ləfz/
• Rhymes: -əfz

Noun

لَفْظ • (lafz) m (plural الفاظ‎, Hindi spelling लफ़्ज़)

1. word, term

   ‏میں دولفظوں میں یہ بیاں نہیں کر سکتا۔‎‎

   ma͠i dō lafzō̃ mē̃ ye bayā̃ nahī̃ kar saktā.

   I cannot express this in only two words.

Declension

Colloquial:

Declension of لفظ
	singular	plural
direct	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)
oblique	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)	لَفْظوں‎ (lafzō̃)
vocative	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)	لَفْظو‎ (lafzō)

Standard:

Declension of لفظ
	singular	plural
direct	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)	اَلْفاظ‎ (alfāz)
oblique	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)	اَلْفاظ‎ (alfāz)
vocative	لَفْظ‎ (lafz)	اَلْفاظ‎ (alfāz)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “لفظ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• S. W. Fallon (1879), “لفظ”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• “لفظ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “لفظ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• “لفظ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
• John Shakespear (1834), “لفظ”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3^rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, OCLC 875051092

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu لفظ‎ (lafz).

Noun

لفظ (lafz)

1. word, term