لحية

Arabic

Root
ل ح ي (l-ḥ-y)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liħ.ja/

Noun

لِحْيَة • (liḥya) f (plural لِحًى (liḥan))

1. beard

Declension

Declension of noun لِحْيَة (liḥya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِحْيَة liḥya	اللِّحْيَة al-liḥya	لِحْيَة liḥyat
Nominative	لِحْيَةٌ liḥyatun	اللِّحْيَةُ al-liḥyatu	لِحْيَةُ liḥyatu
Accusative	لِحْيَةً liḥyatan	اللِّحْيَةَ al-liḥyata	لِحْيَةَ liḥyata
Genitive	لِحْيَةٍ liḥyatin	اللِّحْيَةِ al-liḥyati	لِحْيَةِ liḥyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِحْيَتَيْن liḥyatayn	اللِّحْيَتَيْن al-liḥyatayn	لِحْيَتَيْ liḥyatay
Nominative	لِحْيَتَانِ liḥyatāni	اللِّحْيَتَانِ al-liḥyatāni	لِحْيَتَا liḥyatā
Accusative	لِحْيَتَيْنِ liḥyatayni	اللِّحْيَتَيْنِ al-liḥyatayni	لِحْيَتَيْ liḥyatay
Genitive	لِحْيَتَيْنِ liḥyatayni	اللِّحْيَتَيْنِ al-liḥyatayni	لِحْيَتَيْ liḥyatay
Plural	broken plural in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِحَى liḥā	اللِّحَى al-liḥā	لِحَى liḥā
Nominative	لِحًى liḥan	اللِّحَى al-liḥā	لِحَى liḥā
Accusative	لِحًى liḥan	اللِّحَى al-liḥā	لِحَى liḥā
Genitive	لِحًى liḥan	اللِّحَى al-liḥā	لِحَى liḥā

See also

• شَارِب m (šārib, “moustache”)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِحْيَة (liḥya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laħ.ja/

Noun

لحية • (laḥya) f (plural لحي (lḥi) or لحيات (laḥyāt))

1. beard

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِحْيَة (liḥya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liħ.je/, [ˈlɪħ.je]
• IPA^(key): /liħ.ja/, [ˈlɪħ.ja]

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Noun

لحية • (liḥye) f

1. beard

   Synonym: دقن (daʔn)