لين

لين

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ل ي ن‎ (l-y-n); compare لَانَ‎ (lāna, “to be or become soft, tender, etc.”).

Adjective

لَيِّن • (layyin) (feminine لَيِّنَة‎ (layyina), masculine plural لَيِّنُون‎ (layyinūn) or أَلْيِنَاء‎ (ʾalyināʾ), feminine plural لَيِّنَات‎ (layyināt), elative أَلْيَن‎ (ʾalyan))

1. soft
2. flabby, feeble
3. tender, delicate
4. gentle, sociable, kind
5. flexible, supple, elastic, tractable
6. tanned

Declension

Declension of adjective لَيِّن (layyin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَيِّن layyin	اللَّيِّن‎ al-layyin	لَيِّنَة‎ layyina	اللَّيِّنَة‎ al-layyina
Nominative	لَيِّنٌ layyinun	اللَّيِّنُ‎ al-layyinu	لَيِّنَةٌ‎ layyinatun	اللَّيِّنَةُ‎ al-layyinatu
Accusative	لَيِّنًا‎ layyinan	اللَّيِّنَ‎ al-layyina	لَيِّنَةً‎ layyinatan	اللَّيِّنَةَ‎ al-layyinata
Genitive	لَيِّنٍ layyinin	اللَّيِّنِ‎ al-layyini	لَيِّنَةٍ‎ layyinatin	اللَّيِّنَةِ‎ al-layyinati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَيِّنَيْن‎ layyinayn	اللَّيِّنَيْن‎ al-layyinayn	لَيِّنَتَيْن‎ layyinatayn	اللَّيِّنَتَيْن‎ al-layyinatayn
Nominative	لَيِّنَانِ‎ layyināni	اللَّيِّنَانِ‎ al-layyināni	لَيِّنَتَانِ‎ layyinatāni	اللَّيِّنَتَانِ‎ al-layyinatāni
Accusative	لَيِّنَيْنِ‎ layyinayni	اللَّيِّنَيْنِ‎ al-layyinayni	لَيِّنَتَيْنِ‎ layyinatayni	اللَّيِّنَتَيْنِ‎ al-layyinatayni
Genitive	لَيِّنَيْنِ‎ layyinayni	اللَّيِّنَيْنِ‎ al-layyinayni	لَيِّنَتَيْنِ‎ layyinatayni	اللَّيِّنَتَيْنِ‎ al-layyinatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَيِّنِين‎‎; أَلْيِنَاء‎ layyinīn‎; ʾalyināʾ	اللَّيِّنِين‎‎; الْأَلْيِنَاء‎ al-layyinīn‎; al-ʾalyināʾ	لَيِّنَات‎ layyināt	اللَّيِّنَات‎ al-layyināt
Nominative	لَيِّنُونَ‎‎; أَلْيِنَاءُ‎ layyinūna‎; ʾalyināʾu	اللَّيِّنُونَ‎‎; الْأَلْيِنَاءُ‎ al-layyinūna‎; al-ʾalyināʾu	لَيِّنَاتٌ‎ layyinātun	اللَّيِّنَاتُ‎ al-layyinātu
Accusative	لَيِّنِينَ‎‎; أَلْيِنَاءَ‎ layyinīna‎; ʾalyināʾa	اللَّيِّنِينَ‎‎; الْأَلْيِنَاءَ‎ al-layyinīna‎; al-ʾalyināʾa	لَيِّنَاتٍ‎ layyinātin	اللَّيِّنَاتِ‎ al-layyināti
Genitive	لَيِّنِينَ‎‎; أَلْيِنَاءَ‎ layyinīna‎; ʾalyināʾa	اللَّيِّنِينَ‎‎; الْأَلْيِنَاءِ‎ al-layyinīna‎; al-ʾalyināʾi	لَيِّنَاتٍ‎ layyinātin	اللَّيِّنَاتِ‎ al-layyināti

Antonyms

• صُلْب‎ (ṣulb)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “لين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See above.

Adjective

لَيْن • (layn) (feminine لَيْنَة‎ (layna), masculine plural لَيْنُون‎ (laynūn), elative أَلْيَن‎ (ʾalyan))

1. soft
2. flabby, feeble
3. tender
4. gentle, sociable, kind
5. flexible, supple, elastic, tractable

Declension

Declension of adjective لَيْن (layn)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَيْن layn	اللَّيْن‎ al-layn	لَيْنَة‎ layna	اللَّيْنَة‎ al-layna
Nominative	لَيْنٌ laynun	اللَّيْنُ‎ al-laynu	لَيْنَةٌ‎ laynatun	اللَّيْنَةُ‎ al-laynatu
Accusative	لَيْنًا‎ laynan	اللَّيْنَ‎ al-layna	لَيْنَةً‎ laynatan	اللَّيْنَةَ‎ al-laynata
Genitive	لَيْنٍ laynin	اللَّيْنِ‎ al-layni	لَيْنَةٍ‎ laynatin	اللَّيْنَةِ‎ al-laynati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَيْنَيْن‎ laynayn	اللَّيْنَيْن‎ al-laynayn	لَيْنَتَيْن‎ laynatayn	اللَّيْنَتَيْن‎ al-laynatayn
Nominative	لَيْنَانِ‎ laynāni	اللَّيْنَانِ‎ al-laynāni	لَيْنَتَانِ‎ laynatāni	اللَّيْنَتَانِ‎ al-laynatāni
Accusative	لَيْنَيْنِ‎ laynayni	اللَّيْنَيْنِ‎ al-laynayni	لَيْنَتَيْنِ‎ laynatayni	اللَّيْنَتَيْنِ‎ al-laynatayni
Genitive	لَيْنَيْنِ‎ laynayni	اللَّيْنَيْنِ‎ al-laynayni	لَيْنَتَيْنِ‎ laynatayni	اللَّيْنَتَيْنِ‎ al-laynatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَيْنِين‎ laynīn	اللَّيْنِين‎ al-laynīn	لَيْنَات‎ laynāt	اللَّيْنَات‎ al-laynāt
Nominative	لَيْنُونَ‎ laynūna	اللَّيْنُونَ‎ al-laynūna	لَيْنَاتٌ‎ laynātun	اللَّيْنَاتُ‎ al-laynātu
Accusative	لَيْنِينَ‎ laynīna	اللَّيْنِينَ‎ al-laynīna	لَيْنَاتٍ‎ laynātin	اللَّيْنَاتِ‎ al-laynāti
Genitive	لَيْنِينَ‎ laynīna	اللَّيْنِينَ‎ al-laynīna	لَيْنَاتٍ‎ laynātin	اللَّيْنَاتِ‎ al-laynāti

Noun

لِين • (līn) m

1. verbal noun of لَانَ‎ (lāna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun لِين (līn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِين līn	اللِّين‎ al-līn	لِين līn
Nominative	لِينٌ līnun	اللِّينُ‎ al-līnu	لِينُ līnu
Accusative	لِينًا‎ līnan	اللِّينَ‎ al-līna	لِينَ līna
Genitive	لِينٍ līnin	اللِّينِ‎ al-līni	لِينِ līni

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “لين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

لِينَ • (līna) (form I)

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of وَلِيَ‎ (waliya)