لَغْوٌ idle talk in Arabic
لَغْوٌ is how you say “idle talk” in Arabic.
Root ل غ و l-gh-w. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). laghw.
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Meaning of idle talk in Arabic
- idle, worthless talk; speech of no account Applied to speech (or similar) that is unprofitable and carries no real value.
- (as an attribute) unintentional, of no legal weight Used of an oath sworn thoughtlessly and without deliberate intent (al-yamīn al-laghw), which is not held to account.
Example sentence
هكذا يتحوّل الذِّكرُ إلى مدرسةٍ يومية يعلّمك النظرَ الصحيح، يطهّر لسانك من اللغو، ويَشدُّ قلبَك إلى ربّه،
This is how remembrance becomes a daily school: it teaches you correct perception, purifies your tongue from idle talk, and binds your heart to its Lord,
اللَّغْوِ idle talk
Genitive after 'min' — 'idle, pointless talk'. al- makes it the whole category of empty speech to be washed out.
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How it is used
Laghw marks speech (or an act, like a careless oath) as empty of value or consequence, opposite to deliberate, meaningful speech. The same root gives اللُّغَةُ, the term for the genuine, classical Arabic tongue itself, and لُغَوِىٌّ for anything pertaining to it — so the root spans both "idle talk" and "language" proper.
Words from the same root
- لَاغَاهُ he jested or joked with him (verbal noun: mulāghāh)
- اللُّغَةُ the genuine, classical language of the Arabs; "language"
- لُغَوِىٌّ relating to the genuine/classical Arabic language; linguistic
- لُغَيَّةٌ a word of weak authority
- لَاغٍ one engaged in idle or vain talk
Common questions
- How do you say "idle talk" in Arabic?
- لَغْوٌ (laghw).
- What does al-yamīn al-laghw (اليَمِينُ اللَّغْوُ) mean?
- An oath sworn thoughtlessly, without real intent — it is treated as inconsequential rather than binding.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).