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لجا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a frog. It details the singular and plural forms of the word for frog, with a grammatical note on the origin of the plural's final letter.

Derived headwords

لُجَاnoun
  1. 1.
    frogboth

    The common name for the amphibian known as a frog.

لُجَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    frog (female)classical

    The female of the frog species.

لُجَوَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    frogsclassical

    The plural form of 'lujāh', referring to multiple frogs.

Parallel reading

اللجا: الضفدع
Al-lujā: the frog.
والأنثى لجاة
And the female is lujāh.
والجمع لجوات
And the plural is lujawāt.
وإنما جئنا بهذا الجمع وإن كان جمع سلامة ليتبين لك بذلك أن ألف اللجاة منقلبة عن واو
We have brought this plural form, even though it is a sound plural, so that it may become clear to you that the alif of 'lujāh' is a transformation from a 'waw'.
وإلا فجمع السلامة في هذا مطرد
Otherwise, the sound plural in this case is regular.