"lui" meaning in French

See lui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /lɥi/, /lwi/ Audio: Fr-lui.ogg
Rhymes: -ɥi, -wi Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin illui. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|LL.|illui|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin illui, {{inh+|fr|LL.|illui}} Inherited from Late Latin illui Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun form|cat2=personal pronouns|g=m}} lui m
  1. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-pron-FTdZQAd~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 0 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 61 39
  2. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-pron-W5WabzR~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cézigue (english: argot) Derived forms: lui-même
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: je, j’, me, m’, , moi, tu, te, t’, toi, il, le, l’, y, en, elle, la, on1, se, s’4, soi4, nous, vous2, 3, ils3, les, leur, eux3, elles, 1 Also used as the first person plural, 2 Also used as the polite singular form, 3 Also used when a group has both men and women, 4 Also used as third person plural reflexive

Verb

IPA: /lɥi/, /lwi/ Audio: Fr-lui.ogg
Rhymes: -ɥi, -wi Etymology: see the verb luire Head templates: {{fr-past participle|intr=1}} lui (intransitive, hence invariable)
  1. past participle of luire Tags: form-of, intransitive, participle, past Form of: luire
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-verb-2UDYPLZe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "cézigue"
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          "text": "C’est lui qui a dit cela.",
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          "english": "He doesn't know anything about it.",
          "text": "Lui, il n’en sait rien.",
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