لعاب

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ع ب (l-ʕ-b)

Compare لَعَبَ (laʕaba, “to drool”), لَعِبَ (laʕiba, “to play”).

Noun

لُعَاب • (luʕāb) m (usually uncountable)

  1. saliva, spittle
  2. drivel
  3. phlegm, mucus
  4. dew
Declension
Declension of noun لُعَاب (luʕāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لُعَاب
luʕāb 		اللُّعَاب
al-luʕāb 		لُعَاب
luʕāb
Nominative لُعَابٌ
luʕābun 		اللُّعَابُ
al-luʕābu 		لُعَابُ
luʕābu
Accusative لُعَابًا
luʕāban 		اللُّعَابَ
al-luʕāba 		لُعَابَ
luʕāba
Genitive لُعَابٍ
luʕābin 		اللُّعَابِ
al-luʕābi 		لُعَابِ
luʕābi
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Etymology 2

Adjective

لَعَّاب • (laʕʕāb)

  1. very playful
Declension
Declension of adjective لَعَّاب (laʕʕāb)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal لَعَّاب
laʕʕāb 		اللَّعَّاب
al-laʕʕāb 		لَعَّابَة
laʕʕāba 		اللَّعَّابَة
al-laʕʕāba
Nominative لَعَّابٌ
laʕʕābun 		اللَّعَّابُ
al-laʕʕābu 		لَعَّابَةٌ
laʕʕābatun 		اللَّعَّابَةُ
al-laʕʕābatu
Accusative لَعَّابًا
laʕʕāban 		اللَّعَّابَ
al-laʕʕāba 		لَعَّابَةً
laʕʕābatan 		اللَّعَّابَةَ
al-laʕʕābata
Genitive لَعَّابٍ
laʕʕābin 		اللَّعَّابِ
al-laʕʕābi 		لَعَّابَةٍ
laʕʕābatin 		اللَّعَّابَةِ
al-laʕʕābati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal لَعَّابَيْن
laʕʕābayn 		اللَّعَّابَيْن
al-laʕʕābayn 		لَعَّابَتَيْن
laʕʕābatayn 		اللَّعَّابَتَيْن
al-laʕʕābatayn
Nominative لَعَّابَانِ
laʕʕābāni 		اللَّعَّابَانِ
al-laʕʕābāni 		لَعَّابَتَانِ
laʕʕābatāni 		اللَّعَّابَتَانِ
al-laʕʕābatāni
Accusative لَعَّابَيْنِ
laʕʕābayni 		اللَّعَّابَيْنِ
al-laʕʕābayni 		لَعَّابَتَيْنِ
laʕʕābatayni 		اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ
al-laʕʕābatayni
Genitive لَعَّابَيْنِ
laʕʕābayni 		اللَّعَّابَيْنِ
al-laʕʕābayni 		لَعَّابَتَيْنِ
laʕʕābatayni 		اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ
al-laʕʕābatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
plural unknown sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal ?
? 		?
? 		لَعَّابَات
laʕʕābāt 		اللَّعَّابَات
al-laʕʕābāt
Nominative ?
? 		?
? 		لَعَّابَاتٌ
laʕʕābātun 		اللَّعَّابَاتُ
al-laʕʕābātu
Accusative ?
? 		?
? 		لَعَّابَاتٍ
laʕʕābātin 		اللَّعَّابَاتِ
al-laʕʕābāti
Genitive ?
? 		?
? 		لَعَّابَاتٍ
laʕʕābātin 		اللَّعَّابَاتِ
al-laʕʕābāti
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Noun

لِعَاب • (liʕāb) m

  1. verbal noun of لَاعَبَ (lāʕaba) (form III)
    • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, مُنًى كُنَّ لِي أَنَّ البَيَاضَ خِضَابُ (munan kunna lī ʔanna l-bayāḍa ḵiḍābu):
      تَرَكْنَا لِأَطْرَافِ الْقَنَا كُلَّ شَهْوَةٍ
      فَلَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِهِنَّ لِعَابُ
      taraknā li-ʔaṭrāfi l-qanā kulla šahwatin
      fa-laysa lanā ʔillā bihinna liʕābu
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of noun لِعَاب (liʕāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لِعَاب
liʕāb 		اللِّعَاب
al-liʕāb 		لِعَاب
liʕāb
Nominative لِعَابٌ
liʕābun 		اللِّعَابُ
al-liʕābu 		لِعَابُ
liʕābu
Accusative لِعَابًا
liʕāban 		اللِّعَابَ
al-liʕāba 		لِعَابَ
liʕāba
Genitive لِعَابٍ
liʕābin 		اللِّعَابِ
al-liʕābi 		لِعَابِ
liʕābi
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