لواء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ي (l w y), as لَوَى (lawā, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

Noun 1: IPA^(key): /li.waːʔ/,
Audio: (file)
Noun 2: IPA^(key): /law.waːʔ/

Noun

لِوَاء • (liwāʔ) m (dual لِوَاءَانِ (liwāʔāni), plural أَلْوِيَة (ʔalwiya) or أَلْوِيَات (ʔalwiyāt))

banner, flag, standard
Synonyms: رَايَة (rāya), عَلَم (ʕalam), سَنْجَق (sanjaq), بَيْرَق (bayraq), بَنْد (band)
(military) brigade
(military) major general
province, district

Declension

Declension of noun **لِوَاء** (liwāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لِوَاء liwāʔ	اللِّوَاء al-liwāʔ	لِوَاء liwāʔ
nominative	لِوَاءٌ liwāʔun	اللِّوَاءُ al-liwāʔu	لِوَاءُ liwāʔu
accusative	لِوَاءً liwāʔan	اللِّوَاءَ al-liwāʔa	لِوَاءَ liwāʔa
genitive	لِوَاءٍ liwāʔin	اللِّوَاءِ al-liwāʔi	لِوَاءِ liwāʔi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لِوَاءَيْن liwāʔayn	اللِّوَاءَيْن al-liwāʔayn	لِوَاءَيْ liwāʔay
nominative	لِوَاءَانِ liwāʔāni	اللِّوَاءَانِ al-liwāʔāni	لِوَاءَا liwāʔā
accusative	لِوَاءَيْنِ liwāʔayni	اللِّوَاءَيْنِ al-liwāʔayni	لِوَاءَيْ liwāʔay
genitive	لِوَاءَيْنِ liwāʔayni	اللِّوَاءَيْنِ al-liwāʔayni	لِوَاءَيْ liwāʔay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَلْوِيَة‎; أَلْوِيَات ʔalwiya‎; ʔalwiyāt	الْأَلْوِيَة‎; الْأَلْوِيَات al-ʔalwiya‎; al-ʔalwiyāt	أَلْوِيَة‎; أَلْوِيَات ʔalwiyat‎; ʔalwiyāt
nominative	أَلْوِيَةٌ‎; أَلْوِيَاتٌ ʔalwiyatun‎; ʔalwiyātun	الْأَلْوِيَةُ‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتُ al-ʔalwiyatu‎; al-ʔalwiyātu	أَلْوِيَةُ‎; أَلْوِيَاتُ ʔalwiyatu‎; ʔalwiyātu
accusative	أَلْوِيَةً‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ ʔalwiyatan‎; ʔalwiyātin	الْأَلْوِيَةَ‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ al-ʔalwiyata‎; al-ʔalwiyāti	أَلْوِيَةَ‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ ʔalwiyata‎; ʔalwiyāti
genitive	أَلْوِيَةٍ‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ ʔalwiyatin‎; ʔalwiyātin	الْأَلْوِيَةِ‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ al-ʔalwiyati‎; al-ʔalwiyāti	أَلْوِيَةِ‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ ʔalwiyati‎; ʔalwiyāti

Descendants

→ Malay: liwa
- → Indonesian: liwa
→ Ottoman Turkish: لوا (liva)
- Turkish: liva

Noun

لَوَّاء • (lawwāʔ) m

wryneck

Declension

Declension of noun **لَوَّاء** (lawwāʔ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لَوَّاء lawwāʔ	اللَّوَّاء al-lawwāʔ	لَوَّاء lawwāʔ
nominative	لَوَّاءٌ lawwāʔun	اللَّوَّاءُ al-lawwāʔu	لَوَّاءُ lawwāʔu
accusative	لَوَّاءً lawwāʔan	اللَّوَّاءَ al-lawwāʔa	لَوَّاءَ lawwāʔa
genitive	لَوَّاءٍ lawwāʔin	اللَّوَّاءِ al-lawwāʔi	لَوَّاءِ lawwāʔi