لءغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root pertains to speech impediments, specifically the mispronunciation of certain consonants. It describes the act of lisping and the individuals who exhibit this speech defect.

Derived headwords

اللَّثْغَةnoun

1.
lispboth
A speech impediment characterized by the mispronunciation of certain sounds, particularly the substitution of 'ghayn' (غ) for 'ra' (ر) or 'lam' (ل), and 'thaa' (ث) for 'seen' (س).

لَثَغَverb

1.
to lispboth
To have a lisp; to mispronounce sounds in speech, such as substituting 'ghayn' for 'ra' or 'lam', and 'thaa' for 'seen'.

لَثْغًاnoun

1.
lispingboth
The act or instance of lisping; the condition of having a speech impediment involving mispronounced sounds.

أَلْثَغadjective

1.
lisping (male)both
A male person who has a lisp or exhibits the characteristic mispronunciation of sounds.

لَثْغَاءadjective

1.
lisping (female)both
A female person who has a lisp or exhibits the characteristic mispronunciation of sounds.

Parallel reading

اللَّثْغَة في اللسان، هو أن يصير الراء غينا أو لاما، والسين ثاء.

The lisp in the tongue is when the 'ra' becomes a 'ghayn' or a 'lam', and the 'seen' becomes a 'thaa'.

وقد لثغ بالكسر يلثغ لثغا، فهو ألثغ وامرأة لثغاء.

And he has lisp, he lisps a lisping; so he is a lisping (male) and a woman is lisping (female).