ليرة
See also: لیره
Arabic
Alternative forms
- لِيرَا (līrā)
Etymology
From Italian lira.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laj.ra/
Noun
لَيْرَة • (layra) f (plural لَيْرَات (layrāt))
- pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria and Lebanon
- lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey
- lira, a defunct currency formerly used in Italy
- livre, a defunct currency formerly used in France
Usage notes
For the meaning “pound”, لَيْرَة (layra) refers only to the Lebanese pound and the Syrian pound. Most currencies called “pound” in English, including the pound sterling and the Egyptian pound, are known as جُنَيْه (junayh) in Arabic.
Declension
Declension of noun لَيْرَة (layra)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَيْرَة layra | اللَّيْرَة al-layra | لَيْرَة layrat |
| Nominative | لَيْرَةٌ layratun | اللَّيْرَةُ al-layratu | لَيْرَةُ layratu |
| Accusative | لَيْرَةً layratan | اللَّيْرَةَ al-layrata | لَيْرَةَ layrata |
| Genitive | لَيْرَةٍ layratin | اللَّيْرَةِ al-layrati | لَيْرَةِ layrati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | لَيْرَتَيْن layratayn | اللَّيْرَتَيْن al-layratayn | لَيْرَتَيْ layratay |
| Nominative | لَيْرَتَانِ layratāni | اللَّيْرَتَانِ al-layratāni | لَيْرَتَا layratā |
| Accusative | لَيْرَتَيْنِ layratayni | اللَّيْرَتَيْنِ al-layratayni | لَيْرَتَيْ layratay |
| Genitive | لَيْرَتَيْنِ layratayni | اللَّيْرَتَيْنِ al-layratayni | لَيْرَتَيْ layratay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَيْرَات layrāt | اللَّيْرَات al-layrāt | لَيْرَات layrāt |
| Nominative | لَيْرَاتٌ layrātun | اللَّيْرَاتُ al-layrātu | لَيْرَاتُ layrātu |
| Accusative | لَيْرَاتٍ layrātin | اللَّيْرَاتِ al-layrāti | لَيْرَاتِ layrāti |
| Genitive | لَيْرَاتٍ layrātin | اللَّيْرَاتِ al-layrāti | لَيْرَاتِ layrāti |