لذيذ

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ل ذ ذ (l-ḏ-ḏ)

Etymology[edit]

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb لَذَّ (laḏḏa, to be tasty).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /la.ðiːð/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

لَذِيذ (laḏīḏ) (feminine لَذِيذَة (laḏīḏa), common plural لُذّ (luḏḏ) or لِذَاذ (liḏāḏ), masculine plural لَذِيذُونَ (laḏīḏūna), feminine plural لَذِيذَاتٌ (laḏīḏātun) or لَذَائِذ (laḏāʔiḏ), elative أَلَذّ (ʔalaḏḏ))

  1. tasty, delicious
  2. pleasant
  3. beautiful

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ل ذ ذ
1 term

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَذِيذ (laḏīḏ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /laˈziːz/
    • IPA(key): /laˈðiːð/ (spelling pronunciation)

Adjective[edit]

لذيذ (lazīz) (feminine لذيذة (lazīza), common plural لذيذين (lazīzīn) or لُذاذ (luzāz), feminine plural لذيذات (lazīzāt))

  1. delicious
    Synonym: طِعِم (ṭiʕim)

Usage notes[edit]

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ل ذ ذ
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَذِيذ (laḏīḏ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /la.ziːz/, [laˈziːz]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

لذيذ (lazīz) (feminine لذيذة (lazīze), common plural لذيذين (lazīzīn), elative ألذّ (ʔalazz))

  1. nice, pleasant, enjoyable
  2. (food) delicious
    Synonyms: زاكي (zāki), طيب (ṭayyeb)