لواء

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ي (l-w-y), as لَوَى (lawā, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

  • Noun 1: IPA(key): /li.waːʔ/,
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  • Noun 2: IPA(key): /law.waːʔ/

Noun

لِوَاء • (liwāʔ) m (dual لِوَاءَانِ (liwāʔāni), plural أَلْوِيَة (ʔalwiya) or أَلْوِيَات (ʔalwiyāt))

  1. banner, flag, standard
    Synonyms: رَايَة (rāya), عَلَم (ʕalam), سَنْجَق (sanjaq), بَيْرَق (bayraq), بَنْد (band)
  2. (military) brigade
  3. (military) major general
  4. province, district

Declension

Declension of noun لِوَاء (liwāʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لِوَاء
liwāʔ 		اللِّوَاء
al-liwāʔ 		لِوَاء
liwāʔ
Nominative لِوَاءٌ
liwāʔun 		اللِّوَاءُ
al-liwāʔu 		لِوَاءُ
liwāʔu
Accusative لِوَاءً
liwāʔan 		اللِّوَاءَ
al-liwāʔa 		لِوَاءَ
liwāʔa
Genitive لِوَاءٍ
liwāʔin 		اللِّوَاءِ
al-liwāʔi 		لِوَاءِ
liwāʔi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لِوَاءَيْن
liwāʔayn 		اللِّوَاءَيْن
al-liwāʔayn 		لِوَاءَيْ
liwāʔay
Nominative لِوَاءَانِ
liwāʔāni 		اللِّوَاءَانِ
al-liwāʔāni 		لِوَاءَا
liwāʔā
Accusative لِوَاءَيْنِ
liwāʔayni 		اللِّوَاءَيْنِ
al-liwāʔayni 		لِوَاءَيْ
liwāʔay
Genitive لِوَاءَيْنِ
liwāʔayni 		اللِّوَاءَيْنِ
al-liwāʔayni 		لِوَاءَيْ
liwāʔay
Plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَلْوِيَة‎; أَلْوِيَات
ʔalwiya‎; ʔalwiyāt 		الْأَلْوِيَة‎; الْأَلْوِيَات
al-ʔalwiya‎; al-ʔalwiyāt 		أَلْوِيَة‎; أَلْوِيَات
ʔalwiyat‎; ʔalwiyāt
Nominative أَلْوِيَةٌ‎; أَلْوِيَاتٌ
ʔalwiyatun‎; ʔalwiyātun 		الْأَلْوِيَةُ‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتُ
al-ʔalwiyatu‎; al-ʔalwiyātu 		أَلْوِيَةُ‎; أَلْوِيَاتُ
ʔalwiyatu‎; ʔalwiyātu
Accusative أَلْوِيَةً‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ
ʔalwiyatan‎; ʔalwiyātin 		الْأَلْوِيَةَ‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ
al-ʔalwiyata‎; al-ʔalwiyāti 		أَلْوِيَةَ‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ
ʔalwiyata‎; ʔalwiyāti
Genitive أَلْوِيَةٍ‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ
ʔalwiyatin‎; ʔalwiyātin 		الْأَلْوِيَةِ‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ
al-ʔalwiyati‎; al-ʔalwiyāti 		أَلْوِيَةِ‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ
ʔalwiyati‎; ʔalwiyāti

Descendants

  • → Malay: liwa
    • → Indonesian: liwa
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لوا (liva)

Noun

لَوَّاء • (lawwāʔ) m

  1. wryneck

Declension

Declension of noun لَوَّاء (lawwāʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَوَّاء
lawwāʔ 		اللَّوَّاء
al-lawwāʔ 		لَوَّاء
lawwāʔ
Nominative لَوَّاءٌ
lawwāʔun 		اللَّوَّاءُ
al-lawwāʔu 		لَوَّاءُ
lawwāʔu
Accusative لَوَّاءً
lawwāʔan 		اللَّوَّاءَ
al-lawwāʔa 		لَوَّاءَ
lawwāʔa
Genitive لَوَّاءٍ
lawwāʔin 		اللَّوَّاءِ
al-lawwāʔi 		لَوَّاءِ
lawwāʔi
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