"ل" meaning in Arabic

See ل in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme] Forms: lām [romanization]
Etymology: From the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢑 (l, “lamadh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤋 (l, “lāmed”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌅. See also Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”), Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”), Ancient Greek Λ (L), Latin L. Etymology templates: {{der|ar|arc-nab|-}} Nabataean Aramaic, {{m|arc-nab|𐢑||lamadh|tr=l}} 𐢑 (l, “lamadh”), {{der|ar|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{m|phn|𐤋||lāmed|tr=l}} 𐤋 (l, “lāmed”), {{der|ar|egy|-}} Egyptian, {{m|egy|𓌅}} 𓌅, {{m+|syc|ܠ|t=lāmadh|tr=l}} Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”), {{m+|he|ל|t=lamed|tr=l}} Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”), {{m+|grc|Λ}} Ancient Greek Λ (L), {{m+|la|L}} Latin L Head templates: {{head|ar|letter|head=ل / ل / ل / ل|tr=lām}} ل / ل / ل / ل • (lām)
  1. The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m). Tags: letter Categories (topical): Arabic numeral symbols
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-character-6Y2fSw0W Disambiguation of Arabic numeral symbols: 69 31 Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic jussive particles, Arabic subjunctive particles, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 33 16 1 0 4 0 1 2 26 13 4 Disambiguation of Arabic jussive particles: 41 18 0 1 10 0 0 1 14 9 6 Disambiguation of Arabic subjunctive particles: 40 28 0 1 4 0 0 1 13 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3 Related terms: ا [Arabic, character, letter], ʔ [Arabic, character, letter], a [Arabic, character, letter], l [Arabic, character, letter], i [Arabic, character, letter], f [Arabic, character, letter], ب [Arabic, character, letter], b [Arabic, character, letter], ā [Arabic, character, letter], ت [Arabic, character, letter], t [Arabic, character, letter], ث [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ج [Arabic, character, letter], j [Arabic, character, letter], ī [Arabic, character, letter], m [Arabic, character, letter], ح [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], خ [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], د [Arabic, character, letter], d [Arabic, character, letter], ذ [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ر [Arabic, character, letter], r [Arabic, character, letter], ز [Arabic, character, letter], z [Arabic, character, letter], y [Arabic, character, letter], س [Arabic, character, letter], s [Arabic, character, letter], n [Arabic, character, letter], ش [Arabic, character, letter], š [Arabic, character, letter], ص [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ض [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ط [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ظ [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ع [Arabic, character, letter], ʕ [Arabic, character, letter], غ [Arabic, character, letter], [Arabic, character, letter], ف [Arabic, character, letter], ق [Arabic, character, letter], q [Arabic, character, letter], ك [Arabic, character, letter], k [Arabic, character, letter], ل [Arabic, character, letter], م [Arabic, character, letter], ن [Arabic, character, letter], ū [Arabic, character, letter], ه [Arabic, character, letter], h [Arabic, character, letter], و [Arabic, character, letter], w [Arabic, character, letter], ي [Arabic, character, letter], Search for entries beginning with ل
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /li./, /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme] Forms: لِـ [canonical], li- [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *lV-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ar|sem-pro|*lV-}} Proto-Semitic *lV- Head templates: {{ar-con|لِـ}} لِـ • (li-)
  1. to, in order to: followed by the subjunctive mood
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-conj-ar:conjunction Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys, Arabic prepositions, Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3 Disambiguation of Arabic prepositions: 37 15 10 3 15 20 Disambiguation of Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 43 2 2 1 6 45
  2. used with the verbs أَرَادَ (ʔarāda) and أَمَرَ (ʔamara)
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-conj-tQS-UbtU
  3. only to (لَامُ الْعَاقِبَة (lāmu l-ʕāqiba))
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-conj-dRMY282K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: لِأَنْ (liʔan)
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: /li./, /l/ (note: after وَ (wa) or فَـ (fa-)), /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme] Forms: لِـ [canonical], li- [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|ar|particle|head=لِـ}} لِـ • (li-)
  1. Used to introduce an imperative with a jussive verb; let
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-particle-cTPWo6x4 Categories (other): Arabic particles Disambiguation of Arabic particles: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: /la./, /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme] Forms: لَـ [canonical], la- [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|ar|particle|head=لَـ}} لَـ • (la-)
  1. (intensifying particle) truly, verily, certainly, surely Derived forms: لَقَدْ (laqad)
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-particle-W6Bkrvcy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Preposition

IPA: /li./, /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *lV-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ar|sem-pro|*lV-}} Proto-Semitic *lV- Head templates: {{ar-prep|لِـ}} لِـ • (li-) Forms: لِـ [canonical], li- [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], لِـ [stem], لِي [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], لِيَ [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], لَنَا [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural], لَكَ [masculine, second-person, singular], لَكِ [feminine, second-person, singular], لَكُمَا [common-gender, dual, second-person], لَكُمْ [masculine, plural, second-person], لَكُنَّ [feminine, plural, second-person], لَهُ [masculine, singular, third-person], لَهَا [feminine, singular, third-person], لَهُمَا [common-gender, dual, third-person], لَهُمْ [masculine, plural, third-person], لَهُنَّ [feminine, plural, third-person]
  1. to, for, belonging to. Derived forms: لِمَا (limā) (english: for what), لِمَاذَا (limāḏā) (english: why), لِمَ (lima) (english: why), لِمَنْ (liman) (english: whose), لِأَنَّ (liʔanna) (english: because), لِأَنْ (liʔan) (english: for that), مَالِ (māli)
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-prep-cYaeaFFr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: /li./, /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *lV-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ar|sem-pro|*lV-}} Proto-Semitic *lV- Head templates: {{ar-prep|لَـ}} لَـ • (la-) Forms: لَـ [canonical], la- [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], لَـ [stem], لِي [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], لِيَ [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], لَنَا [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural], لَكَ [masculine, second-person, singular], لَكِ [feminine, second-person, singular], لَكُمَا [common-gender, dual, second-person], لَكُمْ [masculine, plural, second-person], لَكُنَّ [feminine, plural, second-person], لَهُ [masculine, singular, third-person], لَهَا [feminine, singular, third-person], لَهُمَا [common-gender, dual, third-person], لَهُمْ [masculine, plural, third-person], لَهُنَّ [feminine, plural, third-person]
  1. Used to express admiration
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-prep--ayPJDA~
  2. Used to call for help
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-prep-bxJYj72v Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys, Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3 Disambiguation of Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 43 2 2 1 6 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Symbol

IPA: /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme] Forms: lām [romanization]
Etymology: From the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢑 (l, “lamadh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤋 (l, “lāmed”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌅. See also Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”), Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”), Ancient Greek Λ (L), Latin L. Etymology templates: {{der|ar|arc-nab|-}} Nabataean Aramaic, {{m|arc-nab|𐢑||lamadh|tr=l}} 𐢑 (l, “lamadh”), {{der|ar|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{m|phn|𐤋||lāmed|tr=l}} 𐤋 (l, “lāmed”), {{der|ar|egy|-}} Egyptian, {{m|egy|𓌅}} 𓌅, {{m+|syc|ܠ|t=lāmadh|tr=l}} Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”), {{m+|he|ל|t=lamed|tr=l}} Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”), {{m+|grc|Λ}} Ancient Greek Λ (L), {{m+|la|L}} Latin L Head templates: {{head|ar|numeral symbol|head=ل / ل / ل / ل|tr=lām}} ل / ل / ل / ل • (lām)
  1. The twelfth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-symbol-v4QKhG0B Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /li/, /laːm/ [letter, name], /l/ [phoneme], /ɫ/ [phoneme] Forms: لِ [canonical], li [romanization]
Head templates: {{ar-verb-form|لِ|I}} لِ • (li) (form I)
  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَلِيَ (waliya) Tags: active, form-i, form-of, imperative, masculine, second-person, singular Form of: وَلِيَ (extra: waliya)
    Sense id: en-ل-ar-verb-5Bg6wD6X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Download JSON data for ل meaning in Arabic (20.3kB)

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          "word": "ṯ"
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          "word": "ẓ"
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          "word": "ع"
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          "word": "ʕ"
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        {
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          "word": "غ"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ḡ"
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        {
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          "word": "ف"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ق"
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        {
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          "word": "q"
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        {
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          "word": "ك"
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          "word": "k"
        },
        {
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          "word": "ل"
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          "word": "م"
        },
        {
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          "word": "ن"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Arabic",
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          "word": "ū"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ه"
        },
        {
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            "character",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "h"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Arabic",
            "character",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "و"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Arabic",
            "character",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "w"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Arabic",
            "character",
            "letter"
          ],
          "word": "ي"
        },
        {
          "word": "Search for entries beginning with ل"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laːm/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ل"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "arc-nab",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Nabataean Aramaic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc-nab",
        "2": "𐢑",
        "3": "",
        "4": "lamadh",
        "tr": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "𐢑 (l, “lamadh”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "phn",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Phoenician",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "phn",
        "2": "𐤋",
        "3": "",
        "4": "lāmed",
        "tr": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "𐤋 (l, “lāmed”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "𓌅"
      },
      "expansion": "𓌅",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܠ",
        "t": "lāmadh",
        "tr": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ל",
        "t": "lamed",
        "tr": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Λ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Λ (L)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "L"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin L",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Nabataean Aramaic letter 𐢑 (l, “lamadh”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤋 (l, “lāmed”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓌅. See also Classical Syriac ܠ (l, “lāmadh”), Hebrew ל (l, “lamed”), Ancient Greek Λ (L), Latin L.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lām",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "numeral symbol",
        "head": "ل / ل / ل / ل",
        "tr": "lām"
      },
      "expansion": "ل / ل / ل / ل • (lām)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "symbol",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The twelfth letter in traditional abjad order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering (abjad numerals). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-symbol-v4QKhG0B",
      "links": [
        [
          "abjad",
          "abjad"
        ],
        [
          "abjad numerals",
          "abjad numerals"
        ],
        [
          "ك",
          "ك#Arabic"
        ],
        [
          "م",
          "م#Arabic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laːm/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ل"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "ləh",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: ləh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: ləh"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "له",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "lah"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: له (lah)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: له (lah)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*lV-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *lV-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *lV-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لِـ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "li-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar-prep-auto",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لِـ",
      "roman": "li-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لِي",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لِيَ",
      "roman": "lī / liya",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَنَا",
      "roman": "lanā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكَ",
      "roman": "laka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكِ",
      "roman": "laki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكُمَا",
      "roman": "lakumā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dual",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكُمْ",
      "roman": "lakum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكُنَّ",
      "roman": "lakunna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُ",
      "roman": "lahu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهَا",
      "roman": "lahā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُمَا",
      "roman": "lahumā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dual",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُمْ",
      "roman": "lahum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُنَّ",
      "roman": "lahunna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "لِـ"
      },
      "expansion": "لِـ • (li-)",
      "name": "ar-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "for what",
          "roman": "limā",
          "word": "لِمَا"
        },
        {
          "english": "why",
          "roman": "limāḏā",
          "word": "لِمَاذَا"
        },
        {
          "english": "why",
          "roman": "lima",
          "word": "لِمَ"
        },
        {
          "english": "whose",
          "roman": "liman",
          "word": "لِمَنْ"
        },
        {
          "english": "because",
          "roman": "liʔanna",
          "word": "لِأَنَّ"
        },
        {
          "english": "for that",
          "roman": "liʔan",
          "word": "لِأَنْ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "māli",
          "word": "مَالِ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, for, belonging to."
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-prep-cYaeaFFr",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "belong",
          "belong"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/li./"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːm/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ل"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*lV-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *lV-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *lV-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لَـ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar-prep-auto",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَـ",
      "roman": "la-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لِي",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لِيَ",
      "roman": "lī / liya",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَنَا",
      "roman": "lanā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكَ",
      "roman": "laka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكِ",
      "roman": "laki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكُمَا",
      "roman": "lakumā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dual",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكُمْ",
      "roman": "lakum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَكُنَّ",
      "roman": "lakunna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُ",
      "roman": "lahu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهَا",
      "roman": "lahā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُمَا",
      "roman": "lahumā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dual",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُمْ",
      "roman": "lahum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَهُنَّ",
      "roman": "lahunna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "لَـ"
      },
      "expansion": "لَـ • (la-)",
      "name": "ar-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How wonderful!",
          "roman": "yā la-l-ʕajabi!",
          "text": "يَا لَلْعَجَبِ!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "What a wonderful world!",
          "roman": "yā lahu min ʕālamin rāʔiʕin!",
          "text": "يَا لَهُ مِنْ عَالَمٍ رَائِعٍ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to express admiration"
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-prep--ayPJDA~"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 2 2 1 6 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh for mother to the children! (Oh mother, help your children!)",
          "roman": "yā lalʔummi lilʔaṭfāli!",
          "text": "يَا لَلْأُمِّ لِلْأَطْفَالِ!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to call for help"
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-prep-bxJYj72v"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/li./"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːm/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ل"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*lV-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *lV-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *lV-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لِـ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "li-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "لِـ"
      },
      "expansion": "لِـ • (li-)",
      "name": "ar-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 13 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 10 3 18 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 7 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 15 10 3 15 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 2 2 1 6 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I entered the kitchen to drink water.",
          "roman": "daḵaltu l-maṭbaḵa li-ʔašraba māʔan.",
          "text": "دَخَلْتُ ٱلْمَطْبَخَ لِأَشْرَبَ مَاءً.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, in order to: followed by the subjunctive mood"
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-conj-ar:conjunction",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "subjunctive mood",
          "subjunctive mood#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "ar:conjunction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "used with the verbs أَرَادَ (ʔarāda) and أَمَرَ (ʔamara)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-conj-tQS-UbtU",
      "links": [
        [
          "أَرَادَ",
          "أراد#Arabic"
        ],
        [
          "أَمَرَ",
          "أمر#Arabic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "only to (لَامُ الْعَاقِبَة (lāmu l-ʕāqiba))"
      ],
      "id": "en-ل-ar-conj-dRMY282K",
      "links": [
        [
          "only to",
          "only to"
        ],
        [
          "لَامُ الْعَاقِبَة",
          "لام العاقبة#Arabic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/li./"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːm/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "liʔan",
      "word": "لِأَنْ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ل"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لِـ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "li-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "particle",
        "head": "لِـ"
      },
      "expansion": "لِـ • (li-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "9th century, Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaj, quoting Muhammad, “كتاب الحج”, in Sahih Muslim",
          "roman": "litaʔḵuḏū manāsikakum faʔinnī lā ʔadrī laʕallī lā ʔaḥujju baʕda ḥajjatī haḏihi",
          "text": "لِتَأْخُذُوا مَنَاسِكَكُمْ فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَحُجُّ بَعْدَ حَجَّتِي هَذِهِ",
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        "Arabic",
        "character",
        "letter"
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    {
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    {
      "tags": [
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "غ"
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      "word": "ق"
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      "english": "for what",
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    {
      "english": "why",
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      "word": "لِمَاذَا"
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        "singular"
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "dual",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
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          "to"
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          "for"
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      "ipa": "/li./"
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      "ipa": "/laːm/",
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      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
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      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
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        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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          "roman": "yā la-l-ʕajabi!",
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          "roman": "yā lahu min ʕālamin rāʔiʕin!",
          "text": "يَا لَهُ مِنْ عَالَمٍ رَائِعٍ!",
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        "Used to express admiration"
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        "Arabic terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "Oh for mother to the children! (Oh mother, help your children!)",
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          "type": "example"
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      "ipa": "/li./"
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    {
      "ipa": "/laːm/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
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      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
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      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
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        {
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          "roman": "daḵaltu l-maṭbaḵa li-ʔašraba māʔan.",
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          "subjunctive mood",
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      "glosses": [
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          "أَرَادَ",
          "أراد#Arabic"
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        [
          "أَمَرَ",
          "أمر#Arabic"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "only to (لَامُ الْعَاقِبَة (lāmu l-ʕāqiba))"
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          "only to"
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      "ipa": "/li./"
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      "ipa": "/laːm/",
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        "name"
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      "ipa": "/l/",
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      "roman": "liʔan",
      "word": "لِأَنْ"
    }
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}

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        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "9th century, Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaj, quoting Muhammad, “كتاب الحج”, in Sahih Muslim",
          "roman": "litaʔḵuḏū manāsikakum faʔinnī lā ʔadrī laʕallī lā ʔaḥujju baʕda ḥajjatī haḏihi",
          "text": "لِتَأْخُذُوا مَنَاسِكَكُمْ فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَحُجُّ بَعْدَ حَجَّتِي هَذِهِ",
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      "ipa": "/li./"
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      "ipa": "/l/",
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        "name"
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  "derived": [
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      "roman": "laqad",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/l/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ل"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Arabic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.