لؤلؤة
Arabic
لُؤْلُؤَة
Etymology
From the root ل ء ل ء (l-ʾ-l-ʾ); related to the verb لَأْلَأَ (laʾlaʾa, “to shine, to flash, to glitter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luʔ.lu.ʔa/
Noun
لُؤْلُؤَة • (luʾluʾa) f (singulative, collective لُؤْلُؤ m (luʾluʾ), plural لَآلِئ (laʾāliʾ))
- pearl
Declension
Declension of noun لُؤْلُؤَة (luʾluʾa)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Proper noun
لُؤْلُؤَة • (luʾluʾa) f
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of noun لُؤْلُؤَة (luʾluʾa)
| Singular | singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | لُؤْلُؤَة luʾluʾa | — |
| Nominative | — | لُؤْلُؤَةُ luʾluʾatu | — |
| Accusative | — | لُؤْلُؤَةَ luʾluʾata | — |
| Genitive | — | لُؤْلُؤَةَ luʾluʾata | — |
Derived terms
- لُؤْلُؤِيّ (luʾluʾiyy)
- زَهْر اللُّؤْلُؤ (zahr al-luʾluʾ)
- عِرْق اللُّؤْلُؤ (ʿirq al-luʾluʾ)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ل ء ل ء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN