لعاب
See also: لغات
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ل ع ب (l-ʿ-b); compare لَعَبَ (laʿaba, “to drool”), لَعِبَ (laʿiba, “to play”).
Noun
لُعَاب • (luʿāb) m (usually uncountable)
- saliva, spittle
- drivel
- phlegm, mucus
- dew
Declension
Declension of noun لُعَاب (luʿāb)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لُعَاب luʿāb | اللُّعَاب al-luʿāb | لُعَاب luʿāb |
Nominative | لُعَابٌ luʿābun | اللُّعَابُ al-luʿābu | لُعَابُ luʿābu |
Accusative | لُعَابًا luʿāban | اللُّعَابَ al-luʿāba | لُعَابَ luʿāba |
Genitive | لُعَابٍ luʿābin | اللُّعَابِ al-luʿābi | لُعَابِ luʿābi |
Synonyms
- رِيق m (rīq)
Derived terms
- لُعَابِيّ (luʿābiyy, “salivary”)
- لُعَاب عَنْكَبُوت (luʿāb ʿankabūt, “spider web”)
- لُعَاب الشَّمْس (luʿāb aš-šams, “gossamer”)
- لُعَاب النَّحْل (luʿāb an-naḥl, “honey”)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لعاب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Adjective
لَعَّاب • (laʿʿāb)
- very playful
Declension
Declension of adjective لَعَّاب (laʿʿāb)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | لَعَّاب laʿʿāb | اللَّعَّاب al-laʿʿāb | لَعَّابَة laʿʿāba | اللَّعَّابَة al-laʿʿāba |
Nominative | لَعَّابٌ laʿʿābun | اللَّعَّابُ al-laʿʿābu | لَعَّابَةٌ laʿʿābatun | اللَّعَّابَةُ al-laʿʿābatu |
Accusative | لَعَّابًا laʿʿāban | اللَّعَّابَ al-laʿʿāba | لَعَّابَةً laʿʿābatan | اللَّعَّابَةَ al-laʿʿābata |
Genitive | لَعَّابٍ laʿʿābin | اللَّعَّابِ al-laʿʿābi | لَعَّابَةٍ laʿʿābatin | اللَّعَّابَةِ al-laʿʿābati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | لَعَّابَيْن laʿʿābayn | اللَّعَّابَيْن al-laʿʿābayn | لَعَّابَتَيْن laʿʿābatayn | اللَّعَّابَتَيْن al-laʿʿābatayn |
Nominative | لَعَّابَانِ laʿʿābāni | اللَّعَّابَانِ al-laʿʿābāni | لَعَّابَتَانِ laʿʿābatāni | اللَّعَّابَتَانِ al-laʿʿābatāni |
Accusative | لَعَّابَيْنِ laʿʿābayni | اللَّعَّابَيْنِ al-laʿʿābayni | لَعَّابَتَيْنِ laʿʿābatayni | اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ al-laʿʿābatayni |
Genitive | لَعَّابَيْنِ laʿʿābayni | اللَّعَّابَيْنِ al-laʿʿābayni | لَعَّابَتَيْنِ laʿʿābatayni | اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ al-laʿʿābatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | ? ? | ? ? | لَعَّابَات laʿʿābāt | اللَّعَّابَات al-laʿʿābāt |
Nominative | ? ? | ? ? | لَعَّابَاتٌ laʿʿābātun | اللَّعَّابَاتُ al-laʿʿābātu |
Accusative | ? ? | ? ? | لَعَّابَاتٍ laʿʿābātin | اللَّعَّابَاتِ al-laʿʿābāti |
Genitive | ? ? | ? ? | لَعَّابَاتٍ laʿʿābātin | اللَّعَّابَاتِ al-laʿʿābāti |
Synonyms
- لعبَة
- لعيب
Noun
لِعَاب • (liʿāb) m
- verbal noun of لَاعَبَ (lāʿaba) (form III)
- a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, مُنًى كُنَّ لِي أَنَّ البَيَاضَ خِضَابُ (munan kunna lī ʾanna l-bayāḍa ḵiḍābu):
- تَرَكْنَا لِأَطْرَافِ الْقَنَا كُلَّ شَهْوَةٍ
فَلَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِهِنَّ لِعَابُ- taraknā li-ʾaṭrāfi l-qanā kulla šahwatin
fa-laysa lanā ʾillā bihinna liʿābu - (please add an English translation of this quote)
- taraknā li-ʾaṭrāfi l-qanā kulla šahwatin
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Declension
Declension of noun لِعَاب (liʿāb)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لِعَاب liʿāb | اللِّعَاب al-liʿāb | لِعَاب liʿāb |
Nominative | لِعَابٌ liʿābun | اللِّعَابُ al-liʿābu | لِعَابُ liʿābu |
Accusative | لِعَابًا liʿāban | اللِّعَابَ al-liʿāba | لِعَابَ liʿāba |
Genitive | لِعَابٍ liʿābin | اللِّعَابِ al-liʿābi | لِعَابِ liʿābi |