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لَحْظَة
moment, instant /ˈlaħ.ðˤa/
nounA1#229 most common
Also: instant, split second, glance
Example sentences
لَحْظَة مِن فَضْلِك.
One moment, please.
اِنْتَظِرْ لَحْظَةً واحِدَةً.
Wait one moment.
فِي تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِ سَمِعْنا صَوْتاً غَريباً.
At that moment we heard a strange sound.
عِشْنا مَعاً لَحَظاتٍ جَميلَةً لَنْ أَنْساها أَبَداً.
Together we lived beautiful moments I will never forget.
فِي اللَّحْظَةِ الأَخيرَةِ قَرَّرَ أَنْ يَتَراجَعَ عَنْ قَرارِهِ.
At the last moment he decided to back down from his decision.
لَمْ تَكُنْ سِوى لَحْظَةٍ عابِرَةٍ، غَيْرَ أَنَّها بَدَّلَتْ مَجْرى حَياتي بِأَكْمَلِهِ.
It was but a fleeting moment, yet it changed the entire course of my life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لَحْظَةٌ | لَحَظاتٌ |
| Genitive | لَحْظَةٍ | لَحَظاتٍ |
| Accusative | لَحْظَةً | لَحَظاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا لَحْظَةُ | يا لَحَظاتُ |
Word family
لَحَظَto glance at
لاحَظَto notice, observe
مُلاحَظَةobservation, remarkلَحَظاتmoments
لَحْظglance, corner of the eye
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root l-ḥ-ẓ, which means to glance or to look from the corner of the eye. لَحْظَة is the noun of instance built from the verb لَحَظَ, so it first meant a single glance. The sense then moved from the act of glancing to the time it takes, giving the modern meaning of a moment or instant.
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