لغت

See also: لعب‎

Azerbaijani

Noun

لغت (lüğət) (definite accusative لغتی‎ (lüğəti), plural لغتلر‎ (lüğətlər))

1. Arabic spelling of lüğət (“dictionary”)

Declension

Declension of لغت

	singular	plural
nominative	لغت	لغتلر‎
definite accusative	لغتی‎	لغتلری‎
dative	لغته‎	لغتلره‎
locative	لغتده‎	لغتلرده‎
ablative	لغتدن‎	لغتلردن‎
definite genitive	لغتین‎	لغتلرین‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic لُغَة‎ (luḡa).

Noun

لغت • (lüğat, lügat) (plural لغات‎)

1. language, idiom
2. dictionary, glossary, vocabulary
3. word

Descendants

• Turkish: lügat

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic لُغَة‎ (luḡa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [lu.ɣat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lʊ.ɣät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lʊ.ɣät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lʊ.ɣät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lu.ɣät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [lo.ɢæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lu.ʁät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	luğat
Dari reading?	luğat
Iranian reading?	loğat
Tajik reading?	luġat

Noun

Dari	لغت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	луғат

لغت • (loğat) (plural لغت‌ها‎ (loğat-hâ) or لغات‎ (loğât))

1. word

   Synonyms: کلمه‎ (kalame), واژه‎ (vâže)

2. vocabulary

   Synonym: واژگان‎ (vâžegân)

3. dictionary, lexicon

   Synonyms: فرهنگ‎ (farhang), قاموس‎ (qâmus), لغت‌نامه‎ (loğat-nâme), واژه‌نامه‎ (vâže-nâme)

4. dialect

   Synonym: لهجه‎ (lahje)

5. language

   Synonym: زبان‎ (zabân)

Derived terms

• لغت‌نامه‎ (loğat-nâme)

Etymology 2

Compare لگد‎ (lagad, “kick”).

Noun

لغت • (lağat)

1. (dialectal, Tehran: some people, Bushehr, Kazerun, Sabzevar, Dashtestan) kick

Sindhi

Etymology

From Arabic لُغَة‎ (luḡa).

Noun

لُغَتِ (luġati) f (Devanagari लुग़ति)

1. dictionary

   Synonyms: کوش‎ (koś), فَرھَنگَ‎ (farhanga)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لغت‎ (luğat), from Arabic لُغَة‎ (luḡa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /lʊ.ɣət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

لُغَت • (luġat) m or f (formal plural لغات‎, Hindi spelling लुग़त)

1. (chiefly) dictionary, lexicon
2. language, dialect, idiom

Declension

Declension of لغت
	singular	plural
direct	لغت (luġat)	لغت (luġat)
oblique	لغت (luġat)	لغتوں‎ (luġatō̃)
vocative	لغت (luġat)	لغتو‎ (luġatō)

Declension of لغت
	singular	plural
direct	لغت (luġat)	لغتیں‎ (luġatẽ)
oblique	لغت (luġat)	لغتوں‎ (luġatõ)
vocative	لغت (luġat)	لغتو‎ (luġato)

References

• “لغت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “لغت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.