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لغط

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns indistinct, mixed, and noisy sounds, often associated with crowds or animals. It also extends to cover specific geographical locations and personal names.

Derived headwords

اللغطnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundsboth

    Confused and mixed sounds, a clamor where the meaning is not understood.

  2. 2.
    Noiseboth

    A sound and a commotion whose meaning is not understood.

  3. 3.
    Unclear speechclassical

    Speech that is not clear or distinct.

  4. 4.
    Courtyardclassical

    The open space in front of a door or gate; a courtyard.

لغطverb
  1. 1.
    To make indistinct soundsboth

    To make confused and mixed sounds, a clamor.

  2. 2.
    To make noiseboth

    To make a sound or commotion.

  3. 3.
    To chirp/cooclassical

    The sound made by sandgrouse and doves.

لغطاnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundsclassical

    A masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'to make indistinct sounds'.

لغاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundsclassical

    A masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'to make indistinct sounds', often referring to a large quantity or intensity.

  2. 2.
    Water source nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific body of water.

  3. 3.
    Mountain nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific mountain.

يلغطونverb
  1. 1.
    They make indistinct soundsboth

    Third-person masculine plural present tense of the verb 'to make indistinct sounds'.

ألغطverb
  1. 1.
    To make indistinct soundsclassical

    Form IV verb meaning to make confused and mixed sounds.

  2. 2.
    To make a bubbling soundclassical

    When milk has hot stones thrown into it, causing it to bubble and hiss.

إلغاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Making indistinct soundsclassical

    A masdar (verbal noun) for Form IV verb 'to make indistinct sounds'.

  2. 2.
    Bubbling soundclassical

    The sound of bubbling or hissing, as in milk with hot stones.

لغيطاnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundsclassical

    A masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'to make indistinct sounds', specifically for sandgrouse and doves.

الغطاطاnoun
  1. 1.
    Indistinct soundsclassical

    A collective noun or plural referring to indistinct sounds, particularly of sandgrouse and doves.

لغاطname
  1. 1.
    Name of a water sourceclassical

    A proper name for a place where water is found.

لغاطname
  1. 1.
    Name of a mountainclassical

    A proper name for a mountain.

لغاطname
  1. 1.
    Name of a manclassical

    A proper name for a male individual.

Parallel reading

الأصوات المبهمة المختلطة والجلبة لا تفهم.
Indistinct, mixed sounds and a clamor that is not understood.
ولهم لغط في أسواقهم
And they have a clamor in their marketplaces.
اللغط صوت وضجة لا يفهم معناه
The 'laghath' is a sound and a commotion whose meaning is not understood.
هو الكلام الذي لا يبين
It is speech that is not clear.
سمعت لغط القوم
I heard the indistinct sounds of the people.
وقد لغطوا يلغطون لغطا ولغطا ولغاطا
And they made indistinct sounds, making indistinct sounds, a clamor, and a great clamor.
كأن لغا الخموش بجانبيه ... لغا ركب، أميم، ذوي لغاط
As if the indistinct sounds of the rustling bushes beside him... were the indistinct sounds of a riding party, O Umm, of those with a clamor.
ولغطوا وألغطوا إلغاطا
And they made indistinct sounds and made indistinct sounds (Form IV) a great deal.
ولغط القطا والحمام بصوته يلغط لغطا ولغيطا وألغط
And the sandgrouse and the doves made sounds with their voices, making sounds, a specific type of sound, and made sounds (Form IV).
فهن يلغطن به إلغاطا
So they are making sounds with it, a great deal.
باكرته قبل الغطاط اللغط، ... وقبل جوني القطا المخطط
I came upon it before the indistinct sounds of the sandgrouse, ... and before the dark, striped sandgrouse.
وألغط لبنه: ألقى فيه الرضف فارتفع له نشيش.
And his milk 'alghata': he threw hot stones into it, and it began to bubble and hiss.
واللغط: فناء الباب.
And 'al-laghath' is the courtyard of the door.
ولغاط: اسم ماء، قال: لما رأت ماء لغاط قد سجس
And 'Lughat': the name of a water source, he said: When she saw the water of Lughat, it had become abundant.
ولغاط: جبل؛ قال: كأن، تحت الرحل والقرطاط، ... خنذيذة من كتفي لغاط
And 'Lughat': a mountain; he said: As if, beneath the saddle and the saddle-cloth, ... a piece of meat from the shoulders of Lughat.
ولغاط، بالضم: اسم رجل.
And 'Lughat', with the dammah: the name of a man.