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لعاب

لعاب

See also: لغات

Arabic

Noun

لُعَاب • ‎(luʿāb) m

Declension

Declension of noun لُعَاب (luʿāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

Derived terms

لُعَابِيّ ‎(luʿābiyy, “salivary”)
لُعَاب عَنْكَبُوت ‎(luʿāb ʿankabūt, “spider web”)
لُعَاب الشَّمْس ‎(luʿāb aš-šams, “gossamer”)
لُعَاب النَّحْل ‎(luʿāb an-naḥl, “honey”)

Synonyms

رِيق m ‎(rīq)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لعاب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Adjective

لَعَّاب • ‎(laʿʿāb)

very playful

Declension

Declension of adjective لَعَّاب (laʿʿāb)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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
Dual	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

Etymology 3

Noun

لِعَاب • ‎(liʿāb) m

verbal noun of لَاعَبَ ‎(lāʿaba) (form III)

Declension

Declension of noun لِعَاب (liʿāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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