لعاب

See also: لغات‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ل ع ب‎ (l-ʿ-b); compare لَعَبَ‎ (laʿaba, “to drool”), لَعِبَ‎ (laʿiba, “to play”).

Noun

لُعَاب • (luʿāb) m

Declension

Declension of noun لُعَاب (luʿāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُعَاب luʿāb	اللُّعَاب‎ al-luʿāb	لُعَاب luʿāb
Nominative	لُعَابٌ luʿābun	اللُّعَابُ‎ al-luʿābu	لُعَابُ luʿābu
Accusative	لُعَابًا‎ luʿāban	اللُّعَابَ‎ al-luʿāba	لُعَابَ luʿāba
Genitive	لُعَابٍ luʿābin	اللُّعَابِ‎ al-luʿābi	لُعَابِ luʿābi

Synonyms

رِيق‎ m (rīq)

Derived terms

لُعَابِيّ‎ (luʿābiyy, “salivary”)
لُعَاب عَنْكَبُوت‎ (luʿāb ʿankabūt, “spider web”)
لُعَاب الشَّمْس‎ (luʿāb aš-šams, “gossamer”)
لُعَاب النَّحْل‎ (luʿāb an-naḥl, “honey”)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لعاب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Adjective

لَعَّاب • (laʿʿāb)

very playful

Declension

Declension of adjective لَعَّاب (laʿʿāb)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَعَّاب laʿʿāb	اللَّعَّاب‎ al-laʿʿāb	لَعَّابَة‎ laʿʿāba	اللَّعَّابَة‎ al-laʿʿāba
Nominative	لَعَّابٌ laʿʿābun	اللَّعَّابُ‎ al-laʿʿābu	لَعَّابَةٌ‎ laʿʿābatun	اللَّعَّابَةُ‎ al-laʿʿābatu
Accusative	لَعَّابًا‎ laʿʿāban	اللَّعَّابَ‎ al-laʿʿāba	لَعَّابَةً‎ laʿʿābatan	اللَّعَّابَةَ‎ al-laʿʿābata
Genitive	لَعَّابٍ laʿʿābin	اللَّعَّابِ‎ al-laʿʿābi	لَعَّابَةٍ‎ laʿʿābatin	اللَّعَّابَةِ‎ al-laʿʿābati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَعَّابَيْن‎ laʿʿābayn	اللَّعَّابَيْن‎ al-laʿʿābayn	لَعَّابَتَيْن‎ laʿʿābatayn	اللَّعَّابَتَيْن‎ al-laʿʿābatayn
Nominative	لَعَّابَانِ‎ laʿʿābāni	اللَّعَّابَانِ‎ al-laʿʿābāni	لَعَّابَتَانِ‎ laʿʿābatāni	اللَّعَّابَتَانِ‎ al-laʿʿābatāni
Accusative	لَعَّابَيْنِ‎ laʿʿābayni	اللَّعَّابَيْنِ‎ al-laʿʿābayni	لَعَّابَتَيْنِ‎ laʿʿābatayni	اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ‎ al-laʿʿābatayni
Genitive	لَعَّابَيْنِ‎ laʿʿābayni	اللَّعَّابَيْنِ‎ al-laʿʿābayni	لَعَّابَتَيْنِ‎ laʿʿābatayni	اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ‎ al-laʿʿābatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَات‎ laʿʿābāt	اللَّعَّابَات‎ al-laʿʿābāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَاتٌ‎ laʿʿābātun	اللَّعَّابَاتُ‎ al-laʿʿābātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَاتٍ‎ laʿʿābātin	اللَّعَّابَاتِ‎ al-laʿʿābāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَاتٍ‎ laʿʿābātin	اللَّعَّابَاتِ‎ al-laʿʿābāti

Synonyms

لعبَة‎
لعيب‎

Etymology 3

Noun

لِعَاب • (liʿāb) m

verbal noun of لَاعَبَ‎ (lāʿaba) (form III)

Declension

Declension of noun لِعَاب (liʿāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِعَاب liʿāb	اللِّعَاب‎ al-liʿāb	لِعَاب liʿāb
Nominative	لِعَابٌ liʿābun	اللِّعَابُ‎ al-liʿābu	لِعَابُ liʿābu
Accusative	لِعَابًا‎ liʿāban	اللِّعَابَ‎ al-liʿāba	لِعَابَ liʿāba
Genitive	لِعَابٍ liʿābin	اللِّعَابِ‎ al-liʿābi	لِعَابِ liʿābi

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