لون
Arabic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *lawn, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lwn-; cognate with Egyptian jwn.[1]
Pronunciation
- (noun): IPA(key): /lawn/
- (verb): IPA(key): /law.wa.na/
Noun
لَوْن • (lawn) m (plural أَلْوَان (ʾalwān))
- (countable, uncountable) color
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:69:
- قَالُوا ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّاظِرِينَ
- qālū dʿu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā lawnuhā qāla ʾinnahu yaqūlu ʾinnahā baqaratun ṣafrāʾu fāqiʿun lawnuhā tasurru n-nāẓirīna
- They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.'"
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- type, variety
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لَوْن lawn | اللَّوْن al-lawn | لَوْن lawn |
Nominative | لَوْنٌ lawnun | اللَّوْنُ al-lawnu | لَوْنُ lawnu |
Accusative | لَوْنًا lawnan | اللَّوْنَ al-lawna | لَوْنَ lawna |
Genitive | لَوْنٍ lawnin | اللَّوْنِ al-lawni | لَوْنِ lawni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | لَوْنَيْن lawnayn | اللَّوْنَيْن al-lawnayn | لَوْنَيْ lawnay |
Nominative | لَوْنَانِ lawnāni | اللَّوْنَانِ al-lawnāni | لَوْنَا lawnā |
Accusative | لَوْنَيْنِ lawnayni | اللَّوْنَيْنِ al-lawnayni | لَوْنَيْ lawnay |
Genitive | لَوْنَيْنِ lawnayni | اللَّوْنَيْنِ al-lawnayni | لَوْنَيْ lawnay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَلْوَان ʾalwān | الْأَلْوَان al-ʾalwān | أَلْوَان ʾalwān |
Nominative | أَلْوَانٌ ʾalwānun | الْأَلْوَانُ al-ʾalwānu | أَلْوَانُ ʾalwānu |
Accusative | أَلْوَانًا ʾalwānan | الْأَلْوَانَ al-ʾalwāna | أَلْوَانَ ʾalwāna |
Genitive | أَلْوَانٍ ʾalwānin | الْأَلْوَانِ al-ʾalwāni | أَلْوَانِ ʾalwāni |
Descendants
- Egyptian Arabic: لون (lūn)
- Gulf Arabic: لون (lōn)
- Hijazi Arabic: لون (lōn)
- Maltese: lewn
- Moroccan Arabic: لون (lūn)
Further reading
لون on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
Verb
لَوَّنَ • (lawwana) II, non-past يُلَوِّنُ (yulawwinu)
- to colour, to paint
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | تَلْوِين talwīn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُلَوِّن mulawwin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُلَوَّن mulawwan | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | لَوَّنْتُ lawwantu | لَوَّنْتَ lawwanta | لَوَّنَ lawwana | لَوَّنْتُمَا lawwantumā | لَوَّنَا lawwanā | لَوَّنَّا lawwannā | لَوَّنْتُمْ lawwantum | لَوَّنُوا lawwanū | |||
f | لَوَّنْتِ lawwanti | لَوَّنَتْ lawwanat | لَوَّنَتَا lawwanatā | لَوَّنْتُنَّ lawwantunna | لَوَّنَّ lawwanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُلَوِّنُ ʾulawwinu | تُلَوِّنُ tulawwinu | يُلَوِّنُ yulawwinu | تُلَوِّنَانِ tulawwināni | يُلَوِّنَانِ yulawwināni | نُلَوِّنُ nulawwinu | تُلَوِّنُونَ tulawwinūna | يُلَوِّنُونَ yulawwinūna | |||
f | تُلَوِّنِينَ tulawwinīna | تُلَوِّنُ tulawwinu | تُلَوِّنَانِ tulawwināni | تُلَوِّنَّ tulawwinna | يُلَوِّنَّ yulawwinna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُلَوِّنَ ʾulawwina | تُلَوِّنَ tulawwina | يُلَوِّنَ yulawwina | تُلَوِّنَا tulawwinā | يُلَوِّنَا yulawwinā | نُلَوِّنَ nulawwina | تُلَوِّنُوا tulawwinū | يُلَوِّنُوا yulawwinū | |||
f | تُلَوِّنِي tulawwinī | تُلَوِّنَ tulawwina | تُلَوِّنَا tulawwinā | تُلَوِّنَّ tulawwinna | يُلَوِّنَّ yulawwinna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُلَوِّنْ ʾulawwin | تُلَوِّنْ tulawwin | يُلَوِّنْ yulawwin | تُلَوِّنَا tulawwinā | يُلَوِّنَا yulawwinā | نُلَوِّنْ nulawwin | تُلَوِّنُوا tulawwinū | يُلَوِّنُوا yulawwinū | |||
f | تُلَوِّنِي tulawwinī | تُلَوِّنْ tulawwin | تُلَوِّنَا tulawwinā | تُلَوِّنَّ tulawwinna | يُلَوِّنَّ yulawwinna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | لَوِّنْ lawwin | لَوِّنَا lawwinā | لَوِّنُوا lawwinū | ||||||||
f | لَوِّنِي lawwinī | لَوِّنَّ lawwinna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | لُوِّنْتُ luwwintu | لُوِّنْتَ luwwinta | لُوِّنَ luwwina | لُوِّنْتُمَا luwwintumā | لُوِّنَا luwwinā | لُوِّنَّا luwwinnā | لُوِّنْتُمْ luwwintum | لُوِّنُوا luwwinū | |||
f | لُوِّنْتِ luwwinti | لُوِّنَتْ luwwinat | لُوِّنَتَا luwwinatā | لُوِّنْتُنَّ luwwintunna | لُوِّنَّ luwwinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُلَوَّنُ ʾulawwanu | تُلَوَّنُ tulawwanu | يُلَوَّنُ yulawwanu | تُلَوَّنَانِ tulawwanāni | يُلَوَّنَانِ yulawwanāni | نُلَوَّنُ nulawwanu | تُلَوَّنُونَ tulawwanūna | يُلَوَّنُونَ yulawwanūna | |||
f | تُلَوَّنِينَ tulawwanīna | تُلَوَّنُ tulawwanu | تُلَوَّنَانِ tulawwanāni | تُلَوَّنَّ tulawwanna | يُلَوَّنَّ yulawwanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُلَوَّنَ ʾulawwana | تُلَوَّنَ tulawwana | يُلَوَّنَ yulawwana | تُلَوَّنَا tulawwanā | يُلَوَّنَا yulawwanā | نُلَوَّنَ nulawwana | تُلَوَّنُوا tulawwanū | يُلَوَّنُوا yulawwanū | |||
f | تُلَوَّنِي tulawwanī | تُلَوَّنَ tulawwana | تُلَوَّنَا tulawwanā | تُلَوَّنَّ tulawwanna | يُلَوَّنَّ yulawwanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُلَوَّنْ ʾulawwan | تُلَوَّنْ tulawwan | يُلَوَّنْ yulawwan | تُلَوَّنَا tulawwanā | يُلَوَّنَا yulawwanā | نُلَوَّنْ nulawwan | تُلَوَّنُوا tulawwanū | يُلَوَّنُوا yulawwanū | |||
f | تُلَوَّنِي tulawwanī | تُلَوَّنْ tulawwan | تُلَوَّنَا tulawwanā | تُلَوَّنَّ tulawwanna | يُلَوَّنَّ yulawwanna |
References
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic لَوْن (lawn).
Noun
لون • (lūn) m (plural ألوان (alwā́n))
- color
Gulf Arabic
Etymology 1
Root |
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ل و ن |
1 pages |
From Arabic لَوْن (lawn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːn/
Noun
لون • (lōn) m (dual لونين (lōnēn), plural الوان (alwān))
- color
Derived terms
- شلون (šlōn, “how”) (univerbation of شنو (šinu, “what”) + لون (lōn).)
Etymology 2
Root |
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ل و ن |
1 pages |
From Arabic لَوَّنَ (lawwana).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləwːən/
Verb
لَوَّن • (lawwan) (form II, non-past يلون (ylawwin))
- to color, to colorize
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic لَوْن (lawn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːn/, [lo̞ːn]
Noun
لون • (lōn) m (plural ألوان (ʔalwān))
- color
Moroccan Arabic
Root |
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ل و ن |
1 term |
Etymology 1
From Arabic لَوْن (lawn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːn/
Noun
لون • (lūn) m (plural ألوان (ʔalwān) or لوان (lwān))
- color
Etymology 2
From Arabic لَوَّنَ (lawwana).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /law.wan/
Verb
لون • (lawwan) (form II, non-past يلون (ylawwan))
- to color
Conjugation
Conjugation of لون | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | لوّنت (lawwant) | لوّنتي (lawwanti) | لوّن (lawwan) | لوّننا (lawwanna) | لوّنتوا (lawwantu) | لوّنوا (lawwnu) | |
f | لوّنت (lawwnāt) | |||||||
non-past | m | نلوّن (nlawwan) | تلوّن (tlawwan) | يلوّن (ylawwan) | نلوّنوا (nlawwnu) | تلوّنوا (tlawwnu) | يلوّنوا (ylawwnu) | |
f | تلوّني (tlawwni) | تلوّن (tlawwan) | ||||||
imperative | m | لوّن (lawwan) | لوّنوا (lawwnu) | |||||
f | لوّني (lawwni) |
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology 1
From Arabic لَوْن (lawn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːn/, [loːn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
لون • (lōn) m (plural ألوان (alwān))
- color
- style, genre
See also
Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān) | |
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أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”) | أسود (ʔaswad, “black”) |
أحمر (ʔaḥmar, “red”), خمري (ḵamri, “crimson”) | رمادي (ramādi, “grey”), سكني (sakani, “grey”) |
بردقاني (burdʔāni, “orange”), بني (binni, “brown”) | أصفر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) |
أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”) | أزرق (ʔazraʔ, “blue”), كحلي (kuḥli, “navy”) |
بنفسجي (banafsaji, “violet”), نهدي (nahdi, “purple”) | زهري (zahri, “pink”), ليلكي (lēlaki, “lilac”) |
Etymology 2
لو (law) + إن (ʾinn-).
Conjunction
لونّـ • (lawenn-)
- if (hypothetical condition; followed by a suffix pronoun)
- Synonym: لو (law)
- if only (followed by a suffix pronoun)
Inflection
Inflected forms of لون | |||||
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Base form | لونّـ (lawenn-) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | لونّي (lawenni) | لونّا (lawenna) | |||
2nd person | لونّك (lawennak) | لونّك (lawennek) | لونكم (lawenkom) | ||
3rd person | لونّه (lawenno) | إلونها (lawenha) | لونهم (lawenhom) |
See also
- إذا (ʔiza, “if”), إن (ʔin, “if”), إنكنّـ (ʔin-kann-, “if”)
- ياريت (yārēt, “if only (whish, hope)”)