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ل غ ط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of sound, specifically indistinct, noisy, or confused sounds. It extends to the act of making such sounds and the resulting clamor or hubbub.

Derived headwords

لَغَطnoun
  1. 1.
    Noise, clamorboth

    A loud, confused, or indistinct sound, often associated with a group of people. It can refer to general noise or a hubbub.

  2. 2.
    Indistinct soundsclassical

    Sounds that are unclear and cannot be understood, often implying a lack of clarity or meaning.

ألْغَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Noises, clamorsboth

    The plural form of 'laghaṭ', referring to multiple instances of noise, clamor, or indistinct sounds.

لَغَطُواverb
  1. 1.
    They made noiseboth

    The past tense verb indicating that a group of people made noise, clamor, or indistinct sounds.

تَلْغِيطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Making noise (gerund)classical

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the Form II verb, signifying the act of making noise or clamor.

ألْغَطُواverb
  1. 1.
    They made noiseclassical

    The past tense verb, likely from Form IV, indicating the act of making noise or clamor.

إلْغَاطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Making noise (gerund)classical

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the Form IV verb, signifying the act of making noise or clamor.

لَغَطَverb
  1. 1.
    It made noiseclassical

    The past tense verb, referring to something (like pigeons) making a specific type of sound.

Parallel reading

اللغط، بالفتح عن الكسائي، ويحرك، وعليه اقتصر الجوهري: الصوت والجلبة.
Al-laghaṭ, with fatḥa according to Al-Kisa'i, and it can be vocalized with sukūn, and Al-Jawhari limited himself to this: sound and clamor.
يقال: سمعت لغط القوم
It is said: I heard the noise of the people.
وقال الكسائي: سمعت لغطا، ولغطا.
And Al-Kisa'i said: I heard noise, and noise.
أو أصوات مبهمة لا تفهم، قاله الليث.
Or indistinct sounds that are not understood, said Al-Layth.
وفي الحديث، ولهم لغط في أسواقهم
And in the hadith, 'And they have noise in their markets.'
لغطوا، كمنعوا لغطا ولغطا
They made noise, like 'man'a' (they prevented), making noise and noise.
ولغطوا تلغيطا
And they made noise (Form II) with تلغيطا (making noise).
وألغطوا إلغاطا
And they made noise (Form IV) with إلغاطا (making noise).
ولغط الحمام
And the pigeons made cooing sounds.