لؤلؤ
See also: لولو
Arabic
لُؤْلُؤ
بَدْر الدِين لؤلؤ
Alternative forms
- لولو – unhamzated
Etymology
From the root ل ء ل ء (l-ʾ-l-ʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luʔ.luʔ/
- (Al-Andalus) IPA(key): /law.luʔ/
Noun
لُؤْلُؤ • (luʾluʾ) m (collective, singulative لُؤْلُؤَة f (luʾluʾa), plural لَآلِئ (laʾāliʾ))
- pearls
- Synonym: دُرّ (durr)
Declension
Declension of noun لُؤْلُؤ (luʾluʾ)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُؤْلُؤ luʾluʾ | اللُّؤْلُؤ al-luʾluʾ | لُؤْلُؤ luʾluʾ |
| Nominative | لُؤْلُؤٌ luʾluʾun | اللُّؤْلُؤُ al-luʾluʾu | لُؤْلُؤُ luʾluʾu |
| Accusative | لُؤْلُؤًا luʾluʾan | اللُّؤْلُؤَ al-luʾluʾa | لُؤْلُؤَ luʾluʾa |
| Genitive | لُؤْلُؤٍ luʾluʾin | اللُّؤْلُؤِ al-luʾluʾi | لُؤْلُؤِ luʾluʾi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُؤْلُؤَة luʾluʾa | اللُّؤْلُؤَة al-luʾluʾa | لُؤْلُؤَة luʾluʾat |
| Nominative | لُؤْلُؤَةٌ luʾluʾatun | اللُّؤْلُؤَةُ al-luʾluʾatu | لُؤْلُؤَةُ luʾluʾatu |
| Accusative | لُؤْلُؤَةً luʾluʾatan | اللُّؤْلُؤَةَ al-luʾluʾata | لُؤْلُؤَةَ luʾluʾata |
| Genitive | لُؤْلُؤَةٍ luʾluʾatin | اللُّؤْلُؤَةِ al-luʾluʾati | لُؤْلُؤَةِ luʾluʾati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | لُؤْلُؤَتَيْن luʾluʾatayn | اللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْن al-luʾluʾatayn | لُؤْلُؤَتَيْ luʾluʾatay |
| Nominative | لُؤْلُؤَتَانِ luʾluʾatāni | اللُّؤْلُؤَتَانِ al-luʾluʾatāni | لُؤْلُؤَتَا luʾluʾatā |
| Accusative | لُؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ luʾluʾatayni | اللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ al-luʾluʾatayni | لُؤْلُؤَتَيْ luʾluʾatay |
| Genitive | لُؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ luʾluʾatayni | اللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ al-luʾluʾatayni | لُؤْلُؤَتَيْ luʾluʾatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُؤْلُؤَات luʾluʾāt | اللُّؤْلُؤَات al-luʾluʾāt | لُؤْلُؤَات luʾluʾāt |
| Nominative | لُؤْلُؤَاتٌ luʾluʾātun | اللُّؤْلُؤَاتُ al-luʾluʾātu | لُؤْلُؤَاتُ luʾluʾātu |
| Accusative | لُؤْلُؤَاتٍ luʾluʾātin | اللُّؤْلُؤَاتِ al-luʾluʾāti | لُؤْلُؤَاتِ luʾluʾāti |
| Genitive | لُؤْلُؤَاتٍ luʾluʾātin | اللُّؤْلُؤَاتِ al-luʾluʾāti | لُؤْلُؤَاتِ luʾluʾāti |
| Plural of variety | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَآلِئ laʾāliʾ | اللَّآلِئ al-laʾāliʾ | لَآلِئ laʾāliʾ |
| Nominative | لَآلِئُ laʾāliʾu | اللَّآلِئُ al-laʾāliʾu | لَآلِئُ laʾāliʾu |
| Accusative | لَآلِئَ laʾāliʾa | اللَّآلِئَ al-laʾāliʾa | لَآلِئَ laʾāliʾa |
| Genitive | لَآلِئَ laʾāliʾa | اللَّآلِئِ al-laʾāliʾi | لَآلِئِ laʾāliʾi |
Derived terms
- لُؤْلُؤِيّ (luʾluʾiyy)
Descendants
- → Amharic: ሉል (lul)
- → Azerbaijani: lölö
- → Hausa: lu'ulu'u
- → Old Spanish: alaule, allolo
- → Ottoman Turkish: لؤلؤ (lülü)
- → Persian: لؤلؤ (lo'lo')
- → Swahili: lulu
- → Tigrinya: ሉል (lul)
Proper noun
لُؤْلُؤ • (luʾluʾ) m
- A male given name of historical usage
Declension
Declension of noun لُؤْلُؤ (luʾluʾ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | لُؤْلُؤ luʾluʾ | — |
| Nominative | — | لُؤْلُؤٌ luʾluʾun | — |
| Accusative | — | لُؤْلُؤًا luʾluʾan | — |
| Genitive | — | لُؤْلُؤٍ luʾluʾin | — |
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʾluʾ).
Noun
لؤلؤ • (lülü) (plural لآلی)
- the pearl
Related terms
- لؤلؤی (lülüi)
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “لؤلؤ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1644
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʾluʾ).
Noun
لؤلؤ • (lo'lo') (plural لآلی (la'âli))
- pearl
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “لؤلؤ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim