لين
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ل ي ن (l-y-n); compare لَانَ (lāna, “to be or become soft, tender, etc.”).
Adjective
لَيِّن • (layyin) (feminine لَيِّنَة (layyina), masculine plural لَيِّنُون (layyinūn) or أَلْيِنَاء (ʾalyināʾ), feminine plural لَيِّنَات (layyināt), elative أَلْيَن (ʾalyan))
Declension
Declension of adjective لَيِّن (layyin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لَيِّن layyin |
اللَّيِّن al-layyin |
لَيِّنَة layyina |
اللَّيِّنَة al-layyina |
| Nominative | لَيِّنٌ layyinun |
اللَّيِّنُ al-layyinu |
لَيِّنَةٌ layyinatun |
اللَّيِّنَةُ al-layyinatu |
| Accusative | لَيِّنًا layyinan |
اللَّيِّنَ al-layyina |
لَيِّنَةً layyinatan |
اللَّيِّنَةَ al-layyinata |
| Genitive | لَيِّنٍ layyinin |
اللَّيِّنِ al-layyini |
لَيِّنَةٍ layyinatin |
اللَّيِّنَةِ al-layyinati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لَيِّنَيْن layyinayn |
اللَّيِّنَيْن al-layyinayn |
لَيِّنَتَيْن layyinatayn |
اللَّيِّنَتَيْن al-layyinatayn |
| Nominative | لَيِّنَانِ layyināni |
اللَّيِّنَانِ al-layyināni |
لَيِّنَتَانِ layyinatāni |
اللَّيِّنَتَانِ al-layyinatāni |
| Accusative | لَيِّنَيْنِ layyinayni |
اللَّيِّنَيْنِ al-layyinayni |
لَيِّنَتَيْنِ layyinatayni |
اللَّيِّنَتَيْنِ al-layyinatayni |
| Genitive | لَيِّنَيْنِ layyinayni |
اللَّيِّنَيْنِ al-layyinayni |
لَيِّنَتَيْنِ layyinatayni |
اللَّيِّنَتَيْنِ al-layyinatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لَيِّنِين; أَلْيِنَاء layyinīn; ʾalyināʾ |
اللَّيِّنِين; الْأَلْيِنَاء al-layyinīn; al-ʾalyināʾ |
لَيِّنَات layyināt |
اللَّيِّنَات al-layyināt |
| Nominative | لَيِّنُونَ; أَلْيِنَاءُ layyinūna; ʾalyināʾu |
اللَّيِّنُونَ; الْأَلْيِنَاءُ al-layyinūna; al-ʾalyināʾu |
لَيِّنَاتٌ layyinātun |
اللَّيِّنَاتُ al-layyinātu |
| Accusative | لَيِّنِينَ; أَلْيِنَاءَ layyinīna; ʾalyināʾa |
اللَّيِّنِينَ; الْأَلْيِنَاءَ al-layyinīna; al-ʾalyināʾa |
لَيِّنَاتٍ layyinātin |
اللَّيِّنَاتِ al-layyināti |
| Genitive | لَيِّنِينَ; أَلْيِنَاءَ layyinīna; ʾalyināʾa |
اللَّيِّنِينَ; الْأَلْيِنَاءِ al-layyinīna; al-ʾalyināʾi |
لَيِّنَاتٍ layyinātin |
اللَّيِّنَاتِ al-layyināti |
Antonyms
- صُلْب (ṣulb)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “لين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See above.
Adjective
لَيْن • (layn) (feminine لَيْنَة (layna), masculine plural لَيْنُون (laynūn), elative أَلْيَن (ʾalyan))
Declension
Declension of adjective لَيْن (layn)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لَيْن layn |
اللَّيْن al-layn |
لَيْنَة layna |
اللَّيْنَة al-layna |
| Nominative | لَيْنٌ laynun |
اللَّيْنُ al-laynu |
لَيْنَةٌ laynatun |
اللَّيْنَةُ al-laynatu |
| Accusative | لَيْنًا laynan |
اللَّيْنَ al-layna |
لَيْنَةً laynatan |
اللَّيْنَةَ al-laynata |
| Genitive | لَيْنٍ laynin |
اللَّيْنِ al-layni |
لَيْنَةٍ laynatin |
اللَّيْنَةِ al-laynati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لَيْنَيْن laynayn |
اللَّيْنَيْن al-laynayn |
لَيْنَتَيْن laynatayn |
اللَّيْنَتَيْن al-laynatayn |
| Nominative | لَيْنَانِ laynāni |
اللَّيْنَانِ al-laynāni |
لَيْنَتَانِ laynatāni |
اللَّيْنَتَانِ al-laynatāni |
| Accusative | لَيْنَيْنِ laynayni |
اللَّيْنَيْنِ al-laynayni |
لَيْنَتَيْنِ laynatayni |
اللَّيْنَتَيْنِ al-laynatayni |
| Genitive | لَيْنَيْنِ laynayni |
اللَّيْنَيْنِ al-laynayni |
لَيْنَتَيْنِ laynatayni |
اللَّيْنَتَيْنِ al-laynatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لَيْنِين laynīn |
اللَّيْنِين al-laynīn |
لَيْنَات laynāt |
اللَّيْنَات al-laynāt |
| Nominative | لَيْنُونَ laynūna |
اللَّيْنُونَ al-laynūna |
لَيْنَاتٌ laynātun |
اللَّيْنَاتُ al-laynātu |
| Accusative | لَيْنِينَ laynīna |
اللَّيْنِينَ al-laynīna |
لَيْنَاتٍ laynātin |
اللَّيْنَاتِ al-laynāti |
| Genitive | لَيْنِينَ laynīna |
اللَّيْنِينَ al-laynīna |
لَيْنَاتٍ laynātin |
اللَّيْنَاتِ al-laynāti |
Etymology 3
Noun
لِين • (līn) m
- verbal noun of لَانَ (lāna) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun لِين (līn)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لِين līn |
اللِّين al-līn |
لِين līn |
| Nominative | لِينٌ līnun |
اللِّينُ al-līnu |
لِينُ līnu |
| Accusative | لِينًا līnan |
اللِّينَ al-līna |
لِينَ līna |
| Genitive | لِينٍ līnin |
اللِّينِ al-līni |
لِينِ līni |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “لين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Etymology 4
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