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لُغَة language in Arabic

لُغَة is how you say “language” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

هكذا تشهدُ لغةُ العرب؛ فلا يُحكى بالقولِ إلا كلامٌ تام

Thus, the language of the Arabs testifies; only complete speech is spoken.

لُغَةُ language

The doer of 'testifies', nominative, and head of an 'of' pairing with 'the Arabs' — 'the language OF the Arabs'.

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More example sentences

وَهَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يُسمى فِي اللُّغَة كلمة كَقَوْلِه

And this is what is called in language (a word) as his saying:

اللُّغَةِ language

Genitive after 'fi' — 'the language'. al- makes it language or Arabic usage in general.

From The Declaration of Faith

وَهَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يُسمى فِي اللُّغَة كلمة كَقَوْلِه

And this is what is called in the language a 'word', as in his saying:

اللُّغَةِ the language

Genitive after 'fi' — 'the language'; Arabic usage in general.

From Small Deeds, Great Reward

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