لحية

Arabic

Root
ل ح ي (l ḥ y)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liħ.ja/

Noun

لِحْيَة • (liḥya) f (plural لِحًى (liḥan, construct state لِحَى (liḥā)))

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

Descendants

• Maltese: leħja

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)