ليث
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لَيْثٌ
Arabic
Etymology
Cognate with Aramaic לֵיתָא (lēṯā), Hebrew לַיִשׁ (láyiš).
Pronunciation
Noun
لَيْث • (layṯ) m (dual لَيْثَان (layṯān), plural لُيُوث (luyūṯ))
- lion
- Synonyms: أَسَد (ʔasad); see also Thesaurus:أسد
- 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
- إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً / فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ
- ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan / falā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu
- When you see the lion’s fangs protruding, / Think not that the lion is smiling.
Declension
Declension of noun لَيْث (layṯ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَيْث layṯ |
اللَّيْث al-layṯ |
لَيْث layṯ |
| Nominative | لَيْثٌ layṯun |
اللَّيْثُ al-layṯu |
لَيْثُ layṯu |
| Accusative | لَيْثًا layṯan |
اللَّيْثَ al-layṯa |
لَيْثَ layṯa |
| Genitive | لَيْثٍ layṯin |
اللَّيْثِ al-layṯi |
لَيْثِ layṯi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | لَيْثَيْن layṯayn |
اللَّيْثَيْن al-layṯayn |
لَيْثَيْ layṯay |
| Nominative | لَيْثَانِ layṯāni |
اللَّيْثَانِ al-layṯāni |
لَيْثَا layṯā |
| Accusative | لَيْثَيْنِ layṯayni |
اللَّيْثَيْنِ al-layṯayni |
لَيْثَيْ layṯay |
| Genitive | لَيْثَيْنِ layṯayni |
اللَّيْثَيْنِ al-layṯayni |
لَيْثَيْ layṯay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لُيُوث luyūṯ |
اللُّيُوث al-luyūṯ |
لُيُوث luyūṯ |
| Nominative | لُيُوثٌ luyūṯun |
اللُّيُوثُ al-luyūṯu |
لُيُوثُ luyūṯu |
| Accusative | لُيُوثًا luyūṯan |
اللُّيُوثَ al-luyūṯa |
لُيُوثَ luyūṯa |
| Genitive | لُيُوثٍ luyūṯin |
اللُّيُوثِ al-luyūṯi |
لُيُوثِ luyūṯi |
Proper noun
لَيْث • (layṯ) m
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of noun لَيْث (layṯ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | لَيْث layṯ |
— |
| Nominative | — | لَيْثٌ layṯun |
— |
| Accusative | — | لَيْثًا layṯan |
— |
| Genitive | — | لَيْثٍ layṯin |
— |
Descendants
- → English: Laith