لوح

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ح (l-w-ḥ). Cognate with Hebrew לוּחַ (lúakh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lawħ/
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Noun

لَوْح (lawḥm (plural أَلْوَاح (ʔalwāḥ))

  1. board, tablet, slab

Declension

Descendants

  • Libyan Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
  • South Levantine Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
  • Malay: lauh, loh
  • Malay: alwah

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “لوح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ)

Noun

لوح (lōḥm

  1. plank, board
  2. winnowing shovel
  3. shoulder blade
  4. sheet, plate
  5. oaf

Libyan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

لوح (lōḥm

  1. (uncountable, collective) wood

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

لوح (lawwaḥ) II (non-past بلوح (ylawwaḥ))

  1. to throw
  2. to throw away, to discard

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

لوح (lōḥm (plural ألواح (ʔalwāḥ))

  1. board, table