لغت

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See also: لعب

Azerbaijani

Noun

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

  1. Arabic spelling of lüğət (dictionary)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa, language; dialect; jargon).

Noun

لغت (lügat or lüğat) (definite accusative لغتی (lügati), plural لغات (lügat))

  1. language, idiom, a body of words understood by a community and used as a form of communication
    Synonym: لسان (lisân)
  2. word, the smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself
    Synonyms: سوز (söz), كلمه (kelime)
  3. dictionary, glossary, vocabulary, a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages
    Synonyms: قاموس (kamus), لغت كتابی (lügat kitabı)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: lügat
  • Crimean Tatar: luğat
  • Laz: ლუგათი (lugati)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa).

Pronunciation

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

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 (luġatif (Devanagari लुग़ति)

  1. dictionary
    Synonyms: کوش (koś), فَرھَنگَ (farhanga)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

لُغَت (luġatm or f (formal plural لغات, Hindi spelling लुग़त)

  1. dictionary, lexicon
  2. language, dialect, idiom

Declension

    Declension of لغت
singular plural
direct لغت (luġat) لغت (luġat)
oblique لغت (luġat) لغتوں (luġatõ)
vocative لغت (luġat) لغتو (luġato)
    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 , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.