لقب

See also: لقت and لفت

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ق ب (l q b)
1 term

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la.qab/

Noun

لَقَب • (laqab) m (plural أَلْقَاب (ʔalqāb))

nickname
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 49:11:
  […] وَلَا تَلْمِزُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا بِٱلْأَلْقَابِ […]
  […] wa-lā talmizū ʔanfusakum wa-lā tanābazū bi-l-ʔalqābi […]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
title
surname

Declension

Declension of noun **لَقَب** (laqab)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لَقَب laqab	اللَّقَب al-laqab	لَقَب laqab
nominative	لَقَبٌ laqabun	اللَّقَبُ al-laqabu	لَقَبُ laqabu
accusative	لَقَبًا laqaban	اللَّقَبَ al-laqaba	لَقَبَ laqaba
genitive	لَقَبٍ laqabin	اللَّقَبِ al-laqabi	لَقَبِ laqabi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لَقَبَيْن laqabayn	اللَّقَبَيْن al-laqabayn	لَقَبَيْ laqabay
nominative	لَقَبَانِ laqabāni	اللَّقَبَانِ al-laqabāni	لَقَبَا laqabā
accusative	لَقَبَيْنِ laqabayni	اللَّقَبَيْنِ al-laqabayni	لَقَبَيْ laqabay
genitive	لَقَبَيْنِ laqabayni	اللَّقَبَيْنِ al-laqabayni	لَقَبَيْ laqabay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَلْقَاب ʔalqāb	الْأَلْقَاب al-ʔalqāb	أَلْقَاب ʔalqāb
nominative	أَلْقَابٌ ʔalqābun	الْأَلْقَابُ al-ʔalqābu	أَلْقَابُ ʔalqābu
accusative	أَلْقَابًا ʔalqāban	الْأَلْقَابَ al-ʔalqāba	أَلْقَابَ ʔalqāba
genitive	أَلْقَابٍ ʔalqābin	الْأَلْقَابِ al-ʔalqābi	أَلْقَابِ ʔalqābi

Descendants

Maltese: laqam
→ Ottoman Turkish: لقب (lakab), լագապ (lakab), լաղապ (lağab) — Armeno-Turkish
- Turkish: lakap
- → Albanian: llagap
- → Middle Armenian: լաղապ (laġap)
  - Armenian: լաղապ (laġap)
→ Persian: لقب (laqab)
→ Swahili: lakabu
→ Uyghur: لەقەم (leqem)
→ Uzbek: laqab

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “لقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “لقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Denominal verb derived from the noun لَقَب (laqab).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laq.qab/

Verb

لَقَّبَ • (laqqaba) II (non-past يُلَقِّبُ (yulaqqibu), verbal noun تَلْقِيب (talqīb))

to nickname, to title, to surname

Conjugation

Conjugation of **لَقَّبَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَلْقِيب*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَلْقِيب talqīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُلَقِّب mulaqqib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُلَقَّب mulaqqab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لَقَّبْتُ laqqabtu	لَقَّبْتَ laqqabta	لَقَّبَ laqqaba	لَقَّبْتُمَا laqqabtumā	لَقَّبَا laqqabā	لَقَّبْنَا laqqabnā	لَقَّبْتُمْ laqqabtum	لَقَّبُوا laqqabū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	لَقَّبْتُ laqqabtu	لَقَّبْتِ laqqabti	لَقَّبَتْ laqqabat	لَقَّبْتُمَا laqqabtumā	لَقَّبَتَا laqqabatā	لَقَّبْنَا laqqabnā	لَقَّبْتُنَّ laqqabtunna	لَقَّبْنَ laqqabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَقِّبُ ʔulaqqibu	تُلَقِّبُ tulaqqibu	يُلَقِّبُ yulaqqibu	تُلَقِّبَانِ tulaqqibāni	يُلَقِّبَانِ yulaqqibāni	نُلَقِّبُ nulaqqibu	تُلَقِّبُونَ tulaqqibūna	يُلَقِّبُونَ yulaqqibūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُلَقِّبُ ʔulaqqibu	تُلَقِّبِينَ tulaqqibīna	تُلَقِّبُ tulaqqibu	تُلَقِّبَانِ tulaqqibāni	تُلَقِّبَانِ tulaqqibāni	نُلَقِّبُ nulaqqibu	تُلَقِّبْنَ tulaqqibna	يُلَقِّبْنَ yulaqqibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَقِّبَ ʔulaqqiba	تُلَقِّبَ tulaqqiba	يُلَقِّبَ yulaqqiba	تُلَقِّبَا tulaqqibā	يُلَقِّبَا yulaqqibā	نُلَقِّبَ nulaqqiba	تُلَقِّبُوا tulaqqibū	يُلَقِّبُوا yulaqqibū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُلَقِّبَ ʔulaqqiba	تُلَقِّبِي tulaqqibī	تُلَقِّبَ tulaqqiba	تُلَقِّبَا tulaqqibā	تُلَقِّبَا tulaqqibā	نُلَقِّبَ nulaqqiba	تُلَقِّبْنَ tulaqqibna	يُلَقِّبْنَ yulaqqibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَقِّبْ ʔulaqqib	تُلَقِّبْ tulaqqib	يُلَقِّبْ yulaqqib	تُلَقِّبَا tulaqqibā	يُلَقِّبَا yulaqqibā	نُلَقِّبْ nulaqqib	تُلَقِّبُوا tulaqqibū	يُلَقِّبُوا yulaqqibū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُلَقِّبْ ʔulaqqib	تُلَقِّبِي tulaqqibī	تُلَقِّبْ tulaqqib	تُلَقِّبَا tulaqqibā	تُلَقِّبَا tulaqqibā	نُلَقِّبْ nulaqqib	تُلَقِّبْنَ tulaqqibna	يُلَقِّبْنَ yulaqqibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		لَقِّبْ laqqib		لَقِّبَا laqqibā			لَقِّبُوا laqqibū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		لَقِّبِي laqqibī		لَقِّبَا laqqibā			لَقِّبْنَ laqqibna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	لُقِّبْتُ luqqibtu	لُقِّبْتَ luqqibta	لُقِّبَ luqqiba	لُقِّبْتُمَا luqqibtumā	لُقِّبَا luqqibā	لُقِّبْنَا luqqibnā	لُقِّبْتُمْ luqqibtum	لُقِّبُوا luqqibū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	لُقِّبْتُ luqqibtu	لُقِّبْتِ luqqibti	لُقِّبَتْ luqqibat	لُقِّبْتُمَا luqqibtumā	لُقِّبَتَا luqqibatā	لُقِّبْنَا luqqibnā	لُقِّبْتُنَّ luqqibtunna	لُقِّبْنَ luqqibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَقَّبُ ʔulaqqabu	تُلَقَّبُ tulaqqabu	يُلَقَّبُ yulaqqabu	تُلَقَّبَانِ tulaqqabāni	يُلَقَّبَانِ yulaqqabāni	نُلَقَّبُ nulaqqabu	تُلَقَّبُونَ tulaqqabūna	يُلَقَّبُونَ yulaqqabūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُلَقَّبُ ʔulaqqabu	تُلَقَّبِينَ tulaqqabīna	تُلَقَّبُ tulaqqabu	تُلَقَّبَانِ tulaqqabāni	تُلَقَّبَانِ tulaqqabāni	نُلَقَّبُ nulaqqabu	تُلَقَّبْنَ tulaqqabna	يُلَقَّبْنَ yulaqqabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَقَّبَ ʔulaqqaba	تُلَقَّبَ tulaqqaba	يُلَقَّبَ yulaqqaba	تُلَقَّبَا tulaqqabā	يُلَقَّبَا yulaqqabā	نُلَقَّبَ nulaqqaba	تُلَقَّبُوا tulaqqabū	يُلَقَّبُوا yulaqqabū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُلَقَّبَ ʔulaqqaba	تُلَقَّبِي tulaqqabī	تُلَقَّبَ tulaqqaba	تُلَقَّبَا tulaqqabā	تُلَقَّبَا tulaqqabā	نُلَقَّبَ nulaqqaba	تُلَقَّبْنَ tulaqqabna	يُلَقَّبْنَ yulaqqabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَقَّبْ ʔulaqqab	تُلَقَّبْ tulaqqab	يُلَقَّبْ yulaqqab	تُلَقَّبَا tulaqqabā	يُلَقَّبَا yulaqqabā	نُلَقَّبْ nulaqqab	تُلَقَّبُوا tulaqqabū	يُلَقَّبُوا yulaqqabū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُلَقَّبْ ʔulaqqab	تُلَقَّبِي tulaqqabī	تُلَقَّبْ tulaqqab	تُلَقَّبَا tulaqqabā	تُلَقَّبَا tulaqqabā	نُلَقَّبْ nulaqqab	تُلَقَّبْنَ tulaqqabna	يُلَقَّبْنَ yulaqqabna

References

Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “لقب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “لقب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

լագապ (lakab), լաղապ (lağab) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَقَب (laqab, “surname, nickname”).

Noun

لقب • (lakab) (definite accusative لقبی (lakabı), plural القاب (elkab))

title, style, an appellation given to a person to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, or qualification
Synonym: عنوان (ʼunvan)
surname, family name, last name, cognomen, a name designating a person as a member of a specific family
Near-synonym: كنیه (kinye, künye)
nickname, moniker, sobriquet, byname, an invented name for a person used instead of the actual name

Derived terms

لقب قومق (lakab komak, “to set a nickname to a person”)

Descendants

Turkish: lakap
→ Albanian: llagap
→ Middle Armenian: լաղապ (laġap)
- Armenian: լաղապ (laġap)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَقَب (laqab).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /la.ˈqab/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [lä.qǽb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [lä.qǽb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [lä.qǽb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [læ.ʁǽb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [lä.qǽb]

Readings
Classical reading^?	laqab
Dari reading^?	laqab
Iranian reading^?	laġab
Tajik reading^?	laqab

Noun

لقب • (laqab / laġab) (Tajik spelling лақаб)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “لقب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ق ب
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَقَّبَ (laqqaba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Urban) /laʔ.ʔab/, [ˈlaʔ.ʔab]
IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /laɡ.ɡab/, [ˈlaɡ.ɡab]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

لقّب • (laʔʔab) II (present بلقّب (bilaʔʔeb))

to nickname
Synonym: سمّى (samma)

Conjugation

Conjugation of **لقب**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	لقّبت (laʔʔabt)	لقّبت (laʔʔabt)	لقّب (laʔʔab)	لقّبنا (laʔʔabna)	لقّبتو (laʔʔabtu)	لقّبو (laʔʔabu)
past	f	لقّبت (laʔʔabt)	لقّبتي (laʔʔabti)	لقّبت (laʔʔabat)	لقّبنا (laʔʔabna)	لقّبتو (laʔʔabtu)	لقّبو (laʔʔabu)
present	m	بلقّب (balaʔʔib)	بتلقّب (bitlaʔʔib)	بلقّب (bilaʔʔib)	منلقّب (minlaʔʔib)	بتلقّبو (bitlaʔʔbu)	بلقّبو (bilaʔʔbu)
present	f	بلقّب (balaʔʔib)	بتلقّبي (bitlaʔʔbi)	بتلقّب (bitlaʔʔib)	منلقّب (minlaʔʔib)	بتلقّبو (bitlaʔʔbu)	بلقّبو (bilaʔʔbu)
subjunctive	m	القّب (alaʔʔib)	تلقّب (tlaʔʔib)	يلقّب (ylaʔʔib)	نلقّب (nlaʔʔib)	تلقّبو (tlaʔʔbu)	يلقّبو (ylaʔʔbu)
subjunctive	f	القّب (alaʔʔib)	تلقّبي (tlaʔʔbi)	تلقّب (tlaʔʔib)	نلقّب (nlaʔʔib)	تلقّبو (tlaʔʔbu)	يلقّبو (ylaʔʔbu)
imperative	m		لقّب (laʔʔib)			لقّبو (laʔʔbu)
imperative	f		لقّبي (laʔʔbi)			لقّبو (laʔʔbu)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic لَقَب (laqab).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la.qab/, [ˈlɑ.qɑb]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

لقب • (laqab) m (plural ألقاب (ʔalqāb))

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَقَب (laqab) ("nickname, title, surname").

Noun

لقب (laqab) m

surname, family name, last name

Usage notes

In Tunisia, it was common for individuals to use their father's first name as their surname, rather than a traditional family name.

References

Derja.ninja – Tunisian Arabic to English dictionary.

Urdu

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /lə.qəb/
Rhymes: -əb

Noun

لَقَب • (laqab) m (Hindi spelling लक़ब)

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

References

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Noun

Usage notes

References

Urdu

Pronunciation

Noun