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lisp

/lɪl͡sp/

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noun

التأتأة

The habit or an act of lisping.

Examples :

"He used to have a terrible lisp before going to a speech therapist."

كان لديه تلعثم فظيع قبل الذهاب إلى معالج النطق.

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verb

التأتأة

To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

Examples :

"My little brother still lisps when he says "sister." "

لا يزال أخي الصغير يتأتئ عندما يقول "أخت".

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verb

التأتأة، التلعثم

To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.

Examples :

"The little girl started to lisp when she tried to say her "s" sounds, making them sound like "th." "

بدأت الطفلة الصغيرة تتأتئ عندما حاولت نطق أصوات "s" الخاصة بها، مما جعلها تبدو وكأنها "th".

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verb

تأتأ، تلعثم

To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.

Examples :

"After being caught cheating on the test, the student could only lisp an apology to the teacher. "

بعد أن تم ضبطه وهو يغش في الاختبار، لم يتمكن الطالب إلا من التأتأة بالاعتذار للمعلم.

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verb

تأتأ، تلعثم

To express by the use of simple, childlike language.

Examples :

"The toddler, still learning to talk, would lisp his requests for "wawa" (water). "

كان الطفل الصغير، الذي لا يزال يتعلم الكلام، يتأتئ بطلباته للحصول على "wawa" (الماء).

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verb

تمتم، تلعثم

To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.

Examples :

"to lisp treason"

تمتم بالخيانة.

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