لغوي

Arabic

Etymology

Irregularly formed relative adjective (nisba) composed of لُغَة (luḡa, “language”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ل غ و (l-ḡ-w).

Adjective

لُغَوِيّ • (luḡawiyy) (feminine لُغَوِيَّة (luḡawiyya), masculine plural لُغَوِيُّونَ (luḡawiyyūna), feminine plural لُغَوِيَّات (luḡawiyyāt))

1. linguistic
2. philologic, philological
3. lexicographic, lexicographical

Declension

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لُغَوِي luḡawī	اللُّغَوِي al-luḡawī	لُغَوِيَّة luḡawiyya	اللُّغَوِيَّة al-luḡawiyya
Nominative	لُغَوِيٌّ luḡawiyyun	اللُّغَوِيُّ al-luḡawiyyu	لُغَوِيَّةٌ luḡawiyyatun	اللُّغَوِيَّةُ al-luḡawiyyatu
Accusative	لُغَوِيًّا luḡawiyyan	اللُّغَوِيَّ al-luḡawiyya	لُغَوِيَّةً luḡawiyyatan	اللُّغَوِيَّةَ al-luḡawiyyata
Genitive	لُغَوِيٍّ luḡawiyyin	اللُّغَوِيِّ al-luḡawiyyi	لُغَوِيَّةٍ luḡawiyyatin	اللُّغَوِيَّةِ al-luḡawiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لُغَوِيَّيْن luḡawiyyayn	اللُّغَوِيَّيْن al-luḡawiyyayn	لُغَوِيَّتَيْن luḡawiyyatayn	اللُّغَوِيَّتَيْن al-luḡawiyyatayn
Nominative	لُغَوِيَّانِ luḡawiyyāni	اللُّغَوِيَّانِ al-luḡawiyyāni	لُغَوِيَّتَانِ luḡawiyyatāni	اللُّغَوِيَّتَانِ al-luḡawiyyatāni
Accusative	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّتَيْنِ luḡawiyyatayni	اللُّغَوِيَّتَيْنِ al-luḡawiyyatayni
Genitive	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّتَيْنِ luḡawiyyatayni	اللُّغَوِيَّتَيْنِ al-luḡawiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لُغَوِيِّين luḡawiyyīn	اللُّغَوِيِّين al-luḡawiyyīn	لُغَوِيَّات luḡawiyyāt	اللُّغَوِيَّات al-luḡawiyyāt
Nominative	لُغَوِيُّونَ luḡawiyyūna	اللُّغَوِيُّونَ al-luḡawiyyūna	لُغَوِيَّاتٌ luḡawiyyātun	اللُّغَوِيَّاتُ al-luḡawiyyātu
Accusative	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيَّاتٍ luḡawiyyātin	اللُّغَوِيَّاتِ al-luḡawiyyāti
Genitive	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيَّاتٍ luḡawiyyātin	اللُّغَوِيَّاتِ al-luḡawiyyāti

Declension of adjective لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy)

Noun

لُغَوِيّ • (luḡawiyy) m (plural لُغَوِيُّونَ (luḡawiyyūna), feminine لُغَوِيَّة (luḡawiyya))

1. linguist
2. philologist
3. lexicographer

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُغَوِي luḡawī	اللُّغَوِي al-luḡawī	لُغَوِي luḡawī
Nominative	لُغَوِيٌّ luḡawiyyun	اللُّغَوِيُّ al-luḡawiyyu	لُغَوِيُّ luḡawiyyu
Accusative	لُغَوِيًّا luḡawiyyan	اللُّغَوِيَّ al-luḡawiyya	لُغَوِيَّ luḡawiyya
Genitive	لُغَوِيٍّ luḡawiyyin	اللُّغَوِيِّ al-luḡawiyyi	لُغَوِيِّ luḡawiyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُغَوِيَّيْن luḡawiyyayn	اللُّغَوِيَّيْن al-luḡawiyyayn	لُغَوِيَّيْ luḡawiyyay
Nominative	لُغَوِيَّانِ luḡawiyyāni	اللُّغَوِيَّانِ al-luḡawiyyāni	لُغَوِيَّا luḡawiyyā
Accusative	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّيْ luḡawiyyay
Genitive	لُغَوِيَّيْنِ luḡawiyyayni	اللُّغَوِيَّيْنِ al-luḡawiyyayni	لُغَوِيَّيْ luḡawiyyay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُغَوِيِّين luḡawiyyīn	اللُّغَوِيِّين al-luḡawiyyīn	لُغَوِيِّي luḡawiyyī
Nominative	لُغَوِيُّونَ luḡawiyyūna	اللُّغَوِيُّونَ al-luḡawiyyūna	لُغَوِيُّو luḡawiyyū
Accusative	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيِّي luḡawiyyī
Genitive	لُغَوِيِّينَ luḡawiyyīna	اللُّغَوِيِّينَ al-luḡawiyyīna	لُغَوِيِّي luḡawiyyī

Declension of noun لُغَوِيّ (luḡawiyy)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “لغا (لغو)”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN