لغوي

Arabic

Etymology

Irregularly formed relative adjective (nisba) composed of لُغَة (luḡa, “language”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ل غ و (l-ḡ-w).

Adjective

لُغَوِيّ • (luḡawiyy) (feminine لُغَوِيَّة (luḡawiyya), masculine plural لُغَوِيُّونَ (luḡawiyyūna), feminine plural لُغَوِيَّات (luḡawiyyāt))

1. linguistic
2. philologic, philological
3. lexicographic, lexicographical

Declension

Declension of adjective لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لُغَوِي luḡawī	اللُّغَوِي al-luḡawī	لُغَوِيَّة luḡawiyya	اللُّغَوِيَّة al-luḡawiyya
Nominative	لُغَوِيٌّ luḡawiyyun	اللُّغَوِيُّ al-luḡawiyyu	لُغَوِيَّةٌ luḡawiyyatun	اللُّغَوِيَّةُ al-luḡawiyyatu
Accusative	لُغَوِيًّا luḡawiyyan	اللُّغَوِيَّ al-luḡawiyya	لُغَوِيَّةً luḡawiyyatan	اللُّغَوِيَّةَ al-luḡawiyyata
Genitive	لُغَوِيٍّ luḡawiyyin	اللُّغَوِيِّ al-luḡawiyyi	لُغَوِيَّةٍ luḡawiyyatin	اللُّغَوِيَّةِ al-luḡawiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لُغَوِيَّيْن luḡawiyyayn	اللُّغَوِيَّيْن al-luḡawiyyayn	لُغَوِيَّتَيْن luḡawiyyatayn	اللُّغَوِيَّتَيْن al-luḡawiyyatayn
Nominative	لُغَوِيَّانِ luḡawiyyāni	اللُّغَوِيَّانِ al-luḡawiyyāni	لُغَوِيَّتَانِ luḡawiyyatāni	اللُّغَوِيَّتَانِ al-luḡawiyyatāni
Accusative	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّتَيْنِ luḡawiyyatayni	اللُّغَوِيَّتَيْنِ al-luḡawiyyatayni
Genitive	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّتَيْنِ luḡawiyyatayni	اللُّغَوِيَّتَيْنِ al-luḡawiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لُغَوِيِّين luḡawiyyīn	اللُّغَوِيِّين al-luḡawiyyīn	لُغَوِيَّات luḡawiyyāt	اللُّغَوِيَّات al-luḡawiyyāt
Nominative	لُغَوِيُّونَ luḡawiyyūna	اللُّغَوِيُّونَ al-luḡawiyyūna	لُغَوِيَّاتٌ luḡawiyyātun	اللُّغَوِيَّاتُ al-luḡawiyyātu
Accusative	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيَّاتٍ luḡawiyyātin	اللُّغَوِيَّاتِ al-luḡawiyyāti
Genitive	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيَّاتٍ luḡawiyyātin	اللُّغَوِيَّاتِ al-luḡawiyyāti

Noun

لُغَوِيّ • (luḡawiyy) m, plural لُغَوِيُّون (luḡawiyyūn), feminine لُغَوِيَّة (luḡawiyya)

1. linguist
2. philologist
3. lexicographer

Declension

Declension of noun لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُغَوِي luḡawī	اللُّغَوِي al-luḡawī	لُغَوِي luḡawī
Nominative	لُغَوِيٌّ luḡawiyyun	اللُّغَوِيُّ al-luḡawiyyu	لُغَوِيُّ luḡawiyyu
Accusative	لُغَوِيًّا luḡawiyyan	اللُّغَوِيَّ al-luḡawiyya	لُغَوِيَّ luḡawiyya
Genitive	لُغَوِيٍّ luḡawiyyin	اللُّغَوِيِّ al-luḡawiyyi	لُغَوِيِّ luḡawiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُغَوِيَّيْن luḡawiyyayn	اللُّغَوِيَّيْن al-luḡawiyyayn	لُغَوِيَّيْ luḡawiyyay
Nominative	لُغَوِيَّانِ luḡawiyyāni	اللُّغَوِيَّانِ al-luḡawiyyāni	لُغَوِيَّا luḡawiyyā
Accusative	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّيْ luḡawiyyay
Genitive	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّيْ luḡawiyyay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُغَوِيِّين luḡawiyyīn	اللُّغَوِيِّين al-luḡawiyyīn	لُغَوِيِّي luḡawiyyī
Nominative	لُغَوِيُّونَ luḡawiyyūna	اللُّغَوِيُّونَ al-luḡawiyyūna	لُغَوِيُّو luḡawiyyū
Accusative	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيِّي luḡawiyyī
Genitive	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيِّي luḡawiyyī

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “لغا (لغو)”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN