لساس
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ل س س (l s s), where لَسَّ (lassa, “to graze off”). Formally compare لُعَاع (luʕāʕ, “tender greenery”).
Noun
لُسَاس or لُسَّاس • (lusās or lussās) m (collective)
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لُسَاس; لُسَّاس lusās; lussās |
اللُّسَاس; اللُّسَّاس al-lusās; al-lussās |
لُسَاس; لُسَّاس lusās; lussās |
| nominative | لُسَاسٌ; لُسَّاسٌ lusāsun; lussāsun |
اللُّسَاسُ; اللُّسَّاسُ al-lusāsu; al-lussāsu |
لُسَاسُ; لُسَّاسُ lusāsu; lussāsu |
| accusative | لُسَاسًا; لُسَّاسًا lusāsan; lussāsan |
اللُّسَاسَ; اللُّسَّاسَ al-lusāsa; al-lussāsa |
لُسَاسَ; لُسَّاسَ lusāsa; lussāsa |
| genitive | لُسَاسٍ; لُسَّاسٍ lusāsin; lussāsin |
اللُّسَاسِ; اللُّسَّاسِ al-lusāsi; al-lussāsi |
لُسَاسِ; لُسَّاسِ lusāsi; lussāsi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لُسَاسَة; لُسَّاسَة lusāsa; lussāsa |
اللُّسَاسَة; اللُّسَّاسَة al-lusāsa; al-lussāsa |
لُسَاسَة; لُسَّاسَة lusāsat; lussāsat |
| nominative | لُسَاسَةٌ; لُسَّاسَةٌ lusāsatun; lussāsatun |
اللُّسَاسَةُ; اللُّسَّاسَةُ al-lusāsatu; al-lussāsatu |
لُسَاسَةُ; لُسَّاسَةُ lusāsatu; lussāsatu |
| accusative | لُسَاسَةً; لُسَّاسَةً lusāsatan; lussāsatan |
اللُّسَاسَةَ; اللُّسَّاسَةَ al-lusāsata; al-lussāsata |
لُسَاسَةَ; لُسَّاسَةَ lusāsata; lussāsata |
| genitive | لُسَاسَةٍ; لُسَّاسَةٍ lusāsatin; lussāsatin |
اللُّسَاسَةِ; اللُّسَّاسَةِ al-lusāsati; al-lussāsati |
لُسَاسَةِ; لُسَّاسَةِ lusāsati; lussāsati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | لُسَاسَتَيْن; لُسَّاسَتَيْن lusāsatayn; lussāsatayn |
اللُّسَاسَتَيْن; اللُّسَّاسَتَيْن al-lusāsatayn; al-lussāsatayn |
لُسَاسَتَيْ; لُسَّاسَتَيْ lusāsatay; lussāsatay |
| nominative | لُسَاسَتَانِ; لُسَّاسَتَانِ lusāsatāni; lussāsatāni |
اللُّسَاسَتَانِ; اللُّسَّاسَتَانِ al-lusāsatāni; al-lussāsatāni |
لُسَاسَتَا; لُسَّاسَتَا lusāsatā; lussāsatā |
| accusative | لُسَاسَتَيْنِ; لُسَّاسَتَيْنِ lusāsatayni; lussāsatayni |
اللُّسَاسَتَيْنِ; اللُّسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-lusāsatayni; al-lussāsatayni |
لُسَاسَتَيْ; لُسَّاسَتَيْ lusāsatay; lussāsatay |
| genitive | لُسَاسَتَيْنِ; لُسَّاسَتَيْنِ lusāsatayni; lussāsatayni |
اللُّسَاسَتَيْنِ; اللُّسَّاسَتَيْنِ al-lusāsatayni; al-lussāsatayni |
لُسَاسَتَيْ; لُسَّاسَتَيْ lusāsatay; lussāsatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لُسَاسَات; لُسَّاسَات lusāsāt; lussāsāt |
اللُّسَاسَات; اللُّسَّاسَات al-lusāsāt; al-lussāsāt |
لُسَاسَات; لُسَّاسَات lusāsāt; lussāsāt |
| nominative | لُسَاسَاتٌ; لُسَّاسَاتٌ lusāsātun; lussāsātun |
اللُّسَاسَاتُ; اللُّسَّاسَاتُ al-lusāsātu; al-lussāsātu |
لُسَاسَاتُ; لُسَّاسَاتُ lusāsātu; lussāsātu |
| accusative | لُسَاسَاتٍ; لُسَّاسَاتٍ lusāsātin; lussāsātin |
اللُّسَاسَاتِ; اللُّسَّاسَاتِ al-lusāsāti; al-lussāsāti |
لُسَاسَاتِ; لُسَّاسَاتِ lusāsāti; lussāsāti |
| genitive | لُسَاسَاتٍ; لُسَّاسَاتٍ lusāsātin; lussāsātin |
اللُّسَاسَاتِ; اللُّسَّاسَاتِ al-lusāsāti; al-lussāsāti |
لُسَاسَاتِ; لُسَّاسَاتِ lusāsāti; lussāsāti |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1833) “لساس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 102
- Ullmann, Manfred (1973–1983) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band II (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 581a