لهجة

لهجة

See also: لہجہ‎ and لهجه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ه ج‎ (l-h-j).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

لَهْجَة • (lahja) f (plural لَهَجَات‎ (lahajāt))

1. dialect
2. manner of speaking
3. accent

Declension

Declension of noun لَهْجَة (lahja)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَهْجَة lahja	اللَّهْجَة‎ al-lahja	لَهْجَة lahjat
Nominative	لَهْجَةٌ lahjatun	اللَّهْجَةُ‎ al-lahjatu	لَهْجَةُ lahjatu
Accusative	لَهْجَةً lahjatan	اللَّهْجَةَ‎ al-lahjata	لَهْجَةَ lahjata
Genitive	لَهْجَةٍ lahjatin	اللَّهْجَةِ‎ al-lahjati	لَهْجَةِ lahjati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَهْجَتَيْن‎ lahjatayn	اللَّهْجَتَيْن‎ al-lahjatayn	لَهْجَتَيْ‎ lahjatay
Nominative	لَهْجَتَانِ‎ lahjatāni	اللَّهْجَتَانِ‎ al-lahjatāni	لَهْجَتَا‎ lahjatā
Accusative	لَهْجَتَيْنِ‎ lahjatayni	اللَّهْجَتَيْنِ‎ al-lahjatayni	لَهْجَتَيْ‎ lahjatay
Genitive	لَهْجَتَيْنِ‎ lahjatayni	اللَّهْجَتَيْنِ‎ al-lahjatayni	لَهْجَتَيْ‎ lahjatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَهَجَات‎ lahajāt	اللَّهَجَات‎ al-lahajāt	لَهَجَات‎ lahajāt
Nominative	لَهَجَاتٌ‎ lahajātun	اللَّهَجَاتُ‎ al-lahajātu	لَهَجَاتُ‎ lahajātu
Accusative	لَهَجَاتٍ‎ lahajātin	اللَّهَجَاتِ‎ al-lahajāti	لَهَجَاتِ‎ lahajāti
Genitive	لَهَجَاتٍ‎ lahajātin	اللَّهَجَاتِ‎ al-lahajāti	لَهَجَاتِ‎ lahajāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ləhcə
• → Hindi: लहजा (lahjā)
• → Pashto: لهجه‎ (lahǰá)
• → Persian: لهجه‎ (lahje)
• → Swahili: lahaja
• → Tajik: лаҳҷа (lahja)
• → Turkish: lehçe
• → Urdu: لہجہ‎ (lahja)
• → Uyghur: لەھجە‎ (lehje)
• → Uzbek: lahja

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “لهج”, 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 ه ج‎

Etymology

From Arabic لَهْجَة‎ (lahja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lah.ʒe/, [ˈlah.ʒe]
• IPA^(key): /lah.ʒa/, [ˈlah.ʒa]

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Noun

لهجة • (lahje) f (plural لهجات‎ (lahjāt))

1. dialect
2. tone (of voice)

See also

• لغة‎ (luḡa, “language”)