لواء

لواء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ي‎ (l-w-y), as لَوَى‎ (lawā, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

• Noun 1: IPA^(key): /li.waːʔ/,

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• Noun 2: IPA^(key): /law.waːʔ/

Noun

لِوَاء • (liwāʾ) m (plural أَلْوِيَة‎ (ʾalwiya) or أَلْوِيَات‎ (ʾalwiyāt))

1. banner, flag, standard

   Synonyms: رَايَة‎ (rāya), عَلَم‎ (ʿalam), سَنْجَق‎ (sanjaq), بَيْرَق‎ (bayraq), بَنْد‎ (band)

2. (military) brigade
3. (military) major general
4. province, district

Declension

Declension of noun لِوَاء (liwāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِوَاء liwāʾ	اللِّوَاء‎ al-liwāʾ	لِوَاء liwāʾ
Nominative	لِوَاءٌ liwāʾun	اللِّوَاءُ‎ al-liwāʾu	لِوَاءُ liwāʾu
Accusative	لِوَاءً liwāʾan	اللِّوَاءَ‎ al-liwāʾa	لِوَاءَ liwāʾa
Genitive	لِوَاءٍ liwāʾin	اللِّوَاءِ‎ al-liwāʾi	لِوَاءِ liwāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِوَاءَيْن‎ liwāʾayn	اللِّوَاءَيْن‎ al-liwāʾayn	لِوَاءَيْ‎ liwāʾay
Nominative	لِوَاءَانِ‎ liwāʾāni	اللِّوَاءَانِ‎ al-liwāʾāni	لِوَاءَا‎ liwāʾā
Accusative	لِوَاءَيْنِ‎ liwāʾayni	اللِّوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-liwāʾayni	لِوَاءَيْ‎ liwāʾay
Genitive	لِوَاءَيْنِ‎ liwāʾayni	اللِّوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-liwāʾayni	لِوَاءَيْ‎ liwāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْوِيَة‎‎; أَلْوِيَات‎ ʾalwiya‎; ʾalwiyāt	الْأَلْوِيَة‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَات‎ al-ʾalwiya‎; al-ʾalwiyāt	أَلْوِيَة‎‎; أَلْوِيَات‎ ʾalwiyat‎; ʾalwiyāt
Nominative	أَلْوِيَةٌ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتٌ‎ ʾalwiyatun‎; ʾalwiyātun	الْأَلْوِيَةُ‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتُ‎ al-ʾalwiyatu‎; al-ʾalwiyātu	أَلْوِيَةُ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتُ‎ ʾalwiyatu‎; ʾalwiyātu
Accusative	أَلْوِيَةً‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ‎ ʾalwiyatan‎; ʾalwiyātin	الْأَلْوِيَةَ‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ‎ al-ʾalwiyata‎; al-ʾalwiyāti	أَلْوِيَةَ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ‎ ʾalwiyata‎; ʾalwiyāti
Genitive	أَلْوِيَةٍ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ‎ ʾalwiyatin‎; ʾalwiyātin	الْأَلْوِيَةِ‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ‎ al-ʾalwiyati‎; al-ʾalwiyāti	أَلْوِيَةِ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ‎ ʾalwiyati‎; ʾalwiyāti

Noun

لَوَّاء • (lawwāʾ) m

1. wryneck

Declension

Declension of noun لَوَّاء (lawwāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَوَّاء lawwāʾ	اللَّوَّاء‎ al-lawwāʾ	لَوَّاء lawwāʾ
Nominative	لَوَّاءٌ lawwāʾun	اللَّوَّاءُ‎ al-lawwāʾu	لَوَّاءُ lawwāʾu
Accusative	لَوَّاءً lawwāʾan	اللَّوَّاءَ‎ al-lawwāʾa	لَوَّاءَ lawwāʾa
Genitive	لَوَّاءٍ lawwāʾin	اللَّوَّاءِ‎ al-lawwāʾi	لَوَّاءِ lawwāʾi