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ليس

See also: لیس and ليش

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlajsa/

Verb

لَيْسَ • ‎(laysa) I

(copulative) it is not

Usage notes

This is a defective verb that has only the perfect indicative forms. It governs a noun in the accusative, or takes بِ + the genitive.

لَسْتُ عَالِمًا (lástu ʕāliman) — I am not learned (accusative)

لَسْتُ بعَالِمٍ (lástu bi-ʕālimin) — I am not learned (genitive)

Conjugation

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	لَسْتُ		لَسْنَا
2nd person m	لَسْتَ	لَسْتُمَا	لَسْتُمْ
2nd person f	لَسْتِ	لَسْتُمَا	لَسْتُنَّ
3rd person m	لَيْسَ	لَيْسَا	لَيْسُوا
3rd person f	لَيْسَتْ	لَيْسَتَا	لَسْنَ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlajisa/

Verb

لَيِسَ • ‎(layisa) I, non-past يَلْيَسُ‎ (yalyasu)

to be valiant, to be brave, to be courageous

Conjugation

Conjugation of

لَيِسَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun لَيَس)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					لَيَس layas
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					لَايِس lāyis
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لَيِسْتُ layistu	لَيِسْتَ layista	لَيِسَ layisa	لَيِسْتُمَا layistumā	لَيِسَا layisā	لَيِسْنَا layisnā	لَيِسْتُمْ layistum	لَيِسُوا layisū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	لَيِسْتُ layistu	لَيِسْتِ layisti	لَيِسَتْ layisat	لَيِسْتُمَا layistumā	لَيِسَتَا layisatā	لَيِسْنَا layisnā	لَيِسْتُنَّ layistunna	لَيِسْنَ layisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَلْيَسُ ʾalyasu	تَلْيَسُ talyasu	يَلْيَسُ yalyasu	تَلْيَسَانِ talyasāni	يَلْيَسَانِ yalyasāni	نَلْيَسُ nalyasu	تَلْيَسُونَ talyasūna	يَلْيَسُونَ yalyasūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أَلْيَسُ ʾalyasu	تَلْيَسِينَ talyasīna	تَلْيَسُ talyasu	تَلْيَسَانِ talyasāni	تَلْيَسَانِ talyasāni	نَلْيَسُ nalyasu	تَلْيَسْنَ talyasna	يَلْيَسْنَ yalyasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَلْيَسَ ʾalyasa	تَلْيَسَ talyasa	يَلْيَسَ yalyasa	تَلْيَسَا talyasā	يَلْيَسَا yalyasā	نَلْيَسَ nalyasa	تَلْيَسُو talyasū	يَلْيَسُو yalyasū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَلْيَسَ ʾalyasa	تَلْيَسِي talyasī	تَلْيَسَ talyasa	تَلْيَسَا talyasā	تَلْيَسَا talyasā	نَلْيَسَ nalyasa	تَلْيَسْنَ talyasna	يَلْيَسْنَ yalyasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَلْيَسْ ʾalyas	تَلْيَسْ talyas	يَلْيَسْ yalyas	تَلْيَسَا talyasā	يَلْيَسَا yalyasā	نَلْيَسْ nalyas	تَلْيَسُو talyasū	يَلْيَسُو yalyasū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَلْيَسْ ʾalyas	تَلْيَسِي talyasī	تَلْيَسْ talyas	تَلْيَسَا talyasā	تَلْيَسَا talyasā	نَلْيَسْ nalyas	تَلْيَسْنَ talyasna	يَلْيَسْنَ yalyasna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِلْيَسْ ilyas		اِلْيَسَا ilyasā			اِلْيَسُو ilyasū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِلْيَسِي ilyasī		اِلْيَسَا ilyasā			اِلْيَسْنَ ilyasna

Etymology 3

Noun

لَيَس • ‎(layas) m

verbal noun of لَيِسَ ‎(layisa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun لَيَس (layas)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيَس layas	اللَّيَس al-layas	لَيَس layas
Nominative	لَيَسٌ layasun	اللَّيَسُ al-layasu	لَيَسُ layasu
Accusative	لَيَسًا layasan	اللَّيَسَ al-layasa	لَيَسَ layasa
Genitive	لَيَسٍ layasin	اللَّيَسِ al-layasi	لَيَسِ layasi

Etymology 4

Adjective

لِيس • ‎(līs) m pl

masculine plural of أَلْيَس ‎(ʾalyas)

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ليس

ليس

Arabic

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Verb

Usage notes

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See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

Declension

Etymology 4

Adjective

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