لذيذ

See also: لذیذ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ذ ذ‎ (l-ḏ-ḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ðiːð/

• Audio

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Adjective

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

Declension of adjective لَذِيذ (laḏīḏ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَذِيذ laḏīḏ	اللَّذِيذ‎ al-laḏīḏ	لَذِيذَة‎ laḏīḏa	اللَّذِيذَة‎ al-laḏīḏa
Nominative	لَذِيذٌ laḏīḏun	اللَّذِيذُ‎ al-laḏīḏu	لَذِيذَةٌ‎ laḏīḏatun	اللَّذِيذَةُ‎ al-laḏīḏatu
Accusative	لَذِيذًا‎ laḏīḏan	اللَّذِيذَ‎ al-laḏīḏa	لَذِيذَةً‎ laḏīḏatan	اللَّذِيذَةَ‎ al-laḏīḏata
Genitive	لَذِيذٍ laḏīḏin	اللَّذِيذِ‎ al-laḏīḏi	لَذِيذَةٍ‎ laḏīḏatin	اللَّذِيذَةِ‎ al-laḏīḏati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَذِيذَيْن‎ laḏīḏayn	اللَّذِيذَيْن‎ al-laḏīḏayn	لَذِيذَتَيْن‎ laḏīḏatayn	اللَّذِيذَتَيْن‎ al-laḏīḏatayn
Nominative	لَذِيذَانِ‎ laḏīḏāni	اللَّذِيذَانِ‎ al-laḏīḏāni	لَذِيذَتَانِ‎ laḏīḏatāni	اللَّذِيذَتَانِ‎ al-laḏīḏatāni
Accusative	لَذِيذَيْنِ‎ laḏīḏayni	اللَّذِيذَيْنِ‎ al-laḏīḏayni	لَذِيذَتَيْنِ‎ laḏīḏatayni	اللَّذِيذَتَيْنِ‎ al-laḏīḏatayni
Genitive	لَذِيذَيْنِ‎ laḏīḏayni	اللَّذِيذَيْنِ‎ al-laḏīḏayni	لَذِيذَتَيْنِ‎ laḏīḏatayni	اللَّذِيذَتَيْنِ‎ al-laḏīḏatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَذِيذِين‎‎; لُذّ‎‎; لِذَاذ‎ laḏīḏīn‎; luḏḏ‎; liḏāḏ	اللَّذِيذِين‎‎; اللُّذّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذ‎ al-laḏīḏīn‎; al-luḏḏ‎; al-liḏāḏ	لَذَائِذ‎‎; لَذِيذَات‎‎; لُذّ‎‎; لِذَاذ‎ laḏāʔiḏ‎; laḏīḏāt‎; luḏḏ‎; liḏāḏ	اللَّذَائِذ‎‎; اللَّذِيذَات‎‎; اللُّذّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذ‎ al-laḏāʔiḏ‎; al-laḏīḏāt‎; al-luḏḏ‎; al-liḏāḏ
Nominative	لَذِيذُونَ‎‎; لُذٌّ‎‎; لِذَاذٌ‎ laḏīḏūna‎; luḏḏun‎; liḏāḏun	اللَّذِيذُونَ‎‎; اللُّذُّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذُ‎ al-laḏīḏūna‎; al-luḏḏu‎; al-liḏāḏu	لَذَائِذُ‎‎; لَذِيذَاتٌ‎‎; لُذٌّ‎‎; لِذَاذٌ‎ laḏāʔiḏu‎; laḏīḏātun‎; luḏḏun‎; liḏāḏun	اللَّذَائِذُ‎‎; اللَّذِيذَاتُ‎‎; اللُّذُّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذُ‎ al-laḏāʔiḏu‎; al-laḏīḏātu‎; al-luḏḏu‎; al-liḏāḏu
Accusative	لَذِيذِينَ‎‎; لُذًّا‎‎; لِذَاذًا‎ laḏīḏīna‎; luḏḏan‎; liḏāḏan	اللَّذِيذِينَ‎‎; اللُّذَّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذَ‎ al-laḏīḏīna‎; al-luḏḏa‎; al-liḏāḏa	لَذَائِذَ‎‎; لَذِيذَاتٍ‎‎; لُذًّا‎‎; لِذَاذًا‎ laḏāʔiḏa‎; laḏīḏātin‎; luḏḏan‎; liḏāḏan	اللَّذَائِذَ‎‎; اللَّذِيذَاتِ‎‎; اللُّذَّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذَ‎ al-laḏāʔiḏa‎; al-laḏīḏāti‎; al-luḏḏa‎; al-liḏāḏa
Genitive	لَذِيذِينَ‎‎; لُذٍّ‎‎; لِذَاذٍ‎ laḏīḏīna‎; luḏḏin‎; liḏāḏin	اللَّذِيذِينَ‎‎; اللُّذِّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذِ‎ al-laḏīḏīna‎; al-luḏḏi‎; al-liḏāḏi	لَذَائِذَ‎‎; لَذِيذَاتٍ‎‎; لُذٍّ‎‎; لِذَاذٍ‎ laḏāʔiḏa‎; laḏīḏātin‎; luḏḏin‎; liḏāḏin	اللَّذَائِذِ‎‎; اللَّذِيذَاتِ‎‎; اللُّذِّ‎‎; اللِّذَاذِ‎ al-laḏāʔiḏi‎; al-laḏīḏāti‎; al-luḏḏi‎; al-liḏāḏi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ləziz
• → Bengali: লজিজ (lôziz)
• → Persian: لذیذ‎ (laziz)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: लज़ीज़ (lazīz)

    Urdu: لَذِیذ‎ (lazīz)

  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਲਜ਼ੀਜ਼ (lazīz)

    Shahmukhi script: لَذِیذ‎ (laẕīẕ)

• → Northern Kurdish: lezîz
• → Turkish: leziz

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لذيذ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “لذ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَذِيذ‎ (laḏīḏ).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. delicious

   Synonym: طِعِم‎ (ṭiʕim)

Usage notes

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

Root
ل ذ ذ‎
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَذِيذ‎ (laḏīḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ziːz/, [laˈziːz]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Adjective

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

1. nice, pleasant, enjoyable
2. (food) delicious

   Synonyms: زاكي‎ (zāki), طيب‎ (ṭayyeb)