لحج

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ل ح ج (l-ḥ-j)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (to persist): IPA(key): /la.ħi.d͡ʒa/
  • (to deceive): IPA(key): /laħ.ħa.d͡ʒa/

Verb[edit]

لَحِجَ (laḥija) I, non-past يَلْحَجُ‎ (yalḥaju)

  1. to be stuck
    Synonym: نَشِبَ (našiba)
    لحِجَ الخاتمُ في الإِصبع
    laḥija l-ḵātimu fī l-iṣbaʕ
    The ring got stuck on the finger.
    لَحِجَ السيفُ
    laḥija s-sayf
    The sword got stuck in the sheath.
  2. to persist, to be stubborn (in بـ something)
  3. to be enthusiastic, to usually do
  4. to usually say, to babble about
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Verb[edit]

لَحَّجَ (laḥḥaja) II, non-past يُلَحِّجُ‎ (yulaḥḥiju)

  1. to deceive, to distort a message (to على someone)
    Synonym: لَحْوَجَ (laḥwaja)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

لَحْج (laḥjm

  1. Lahij (the capital city of Lahij governorate, Yemen)
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