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اللثغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns speech impediments, specifically difficulties with certain sounds or a general lisp. It describes the nature of the impediment, the person who has it, and the act of causing someone to have it.

Derived headwords

اللَّثْغnoun
  1. 1.
    lispboth

    A speech impediment characterized by the substitution of certain sounds, such as 's' for 'th', or 'r' for 'gh', 'l', or 'y', or a general difficulty in articulating sounds clearly due to tongue movement.

اللَّثْغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lispboth

    A speech impediment involving the tongue's inability to properly articulate sounds, often described as a substitution of letters or a general lack of clarity.

  2. 2.
    mouthclassical

    The oral cavity.

لَثِغَverb
  1. 1.
    to lispboth

    To have a speech impediment where one cannot pronounce certain sounds correctly, often substituting one letter for another or having a general difficulty with articulation.

أَلَثَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to make someone lispboth

    To cause someone to have a speech impediment or a lisp.

أَلَثْغadjective
  1. 1.
    lispingboth

    Describing a person who has a speech impediment or a lisp.

Parallel reading

اللَّثْغُ، مُحَرَّكَةً، وَاللَّثْغَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ: تَحَوُّلُ اللِّسَانِ مِنَ السِّينِ إِلَى الثَّاءِ، أَوْ مِنَ الرَّاءِ إِلَى الْغَيْنِ أَوِ اللَّامِ أَوِ الْيَاءِ، أَوْ مِنْ حَرْفٍ إِلَى حَرْفٍ، أَوْ أَنْ لَا يُتِمَّ رَفْعَ لِسَانِهِ وَفِيهِ ثِقَلٌ
The lisp (pronounced with fatha), and the lisp (pronounced with damma): is the tongue's substitution of 's' with 'th', or 'r' with 'gh', 'l', or 'y', or from one letter to another, or not fully raising the tongue, and having a heaviness.
لَثِغَ، كَفَرِحَ، فَهُوَ أَلَثْغُ
He lisped, as in 'faraha', so he is lisping (adjective).
وَكَنَصَرَهُ: جَعَلَهُ أَلَثْغَ
And as in 'nasarahu': He made him lisping (adjective).
وَاللَّثْغَةُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الْفَمُ
And the lathgha (pronounced with fatha): is the mouth.