لوح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ح (l w ḥ). Cognate with Hebrew לוּחַ (lúakh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lawħ/
- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /loːħ/
Audio: (file)

Noun

لَوْح • (lawḥ) m (plural أَلْوَاح (ʔalwāḥ))

board, tablet, slab

Declension

Declension of noun **لَوْح** (lawḥ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لَوْح lawḥ	اللَّوْح al-lawḥ	لَوْح lawḥ
nominative	لَوْحٌ lawḥun	اللَّوْحُ al-lawḥu	لَوْحُ lawḥu
accusative	لَوْحًا lawḥan	اللَّوْحَ al-lawḥa	لَوْحَ lawḥa
genitive	لَوْحٍ lawḥin	اللَّوْحِ al-lawḥi	لَوْحِ lawḥi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لَوْحَيْن lawḥayn	اللَّوْحَيْن al-lawḥayn	لَوْحَيْ lawḥay
nominative	لَوْحَانِ lawḥāni	اللَّوْحَانِ al-lawḥāni	لَوْحَا lawḥā
accusative	لَوْحَيْنِ lawḥayni	اللَّوْحَيْنِ al-lawḥayni	لَوْحَيْ lawḥay
genitive	لَوْحَيْنِ lawḥayni	اللَّوْحَيْنِ al-lawḥayni	لَوْحَيْ lawḥay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَلْوَاح ʔalwāḥ	الْأَلْوَاح al-ʔalwāḥ	أَلْوَاح ʔalwāḥ
nominative	أَلْوَاحٌ ʔalwāḥun	الْأَلْوَاحُ al-ʔalwāḥu	أَلْوَاحُ ʔalwāḥu
accusative	أَلْوَاحًا ʔalwāḥan	الْأَلْوَاحَ al-ʔalwāḥa	أَلْوَاحَ ʔalwāḥa
genitive	أَلْوَاحٍ ʔalwāḥin	الْأَلْوَاحِ al-ʔalwāḥi	أَلْوَاحِ ʔalwāḥi

Descendants

Libyan Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
South Levantine Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
→ Malay: lauh, loh
- Indonesian: lauh, loh
→ Malay: alwah
- Indonesian: alwah
→ Swahili: laha

Verb

لَوَّحَ • (lawwaḥa) II (non-past يُلَوِّحُ (yulawwiḥu), verbal noun تَلْوِيح (talwīḥ))

to wave, gesticulate, insinuate

Conjugation

Conjugation of **لَوَّحَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَلْوِيح*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَلْوِيح talwīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُلَوِّح mulawwiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُلَوَّح mulawwaḥ
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	لَوَّحْتُ lawwaḥtu	لَوَّحْتَ lawwaḥta	لَوَّحَ lawwaḥa	لَوَّحْتُمَا lawwaḥtumā	لَوَّحَا lawwaḥā	لَوَّحْنَا lawwaḥnā	لَوَّحْتُمْ lawwaḥtum	لَوَّحُوا lawwaḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	لَوَّحْتُ lawwaḥtu	لَوَّحْتِ lawwaḥti	لَوَّحَتْ lawwaḥat	لَوَّحْتُمَا lawwaḥtumā	لَوَّحَتَا lawwaḥatā	لَوَّحْنَا lawwaḥnā	لَوَّحْتُنَّ lawwaḥtunna	لَوَّحْنَ lawwaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَوِّحُ ʔulawwiḥu	تُلَوِّحُ tulawwiḥu	يُلَوِّحُ yulawwiḥu	تُلَوِّحَانِ tulawwiḥāni	يُلَوِّحَانِ yulawwiḥāni	نُلَوِّحُ nulawwiḥu	تُلَوِّحُونَ tulawwiḥūna	يُلَوِّحُونَ yulawwiḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُلَوِّحُ ʔulawwiḥu	تُلَوِّحِينَ tulawwiḥīna	تُلَوِّحُ tulawwiḥu	تُلَوِّحَانِ tulawwiḥāni	تُلَوِّحَانِ tulawwiḥāni	نُلَوِّحُ nulawwiḥu	تُلَوِّحْنَ tulawwiḥna	يُلَوِّحْنَ yulawwiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَوِّحَ ʔulawwiḥa	تُلَوِّحَ tulawwiḥa	يُلَوِّحَ yulawwiḥa	تُلَوِّحَا tulawwiḥā	يُلَوِّحَا yulawwiḥā	نُلَوِّحَ nulawwiḥa	تُلَوِّحُوا tulawwiḥū	يُلَوِّحُوا yulawwiḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُلَوِّحَ ʔulawwiḥa	تُلَوِّحِي tulawwiḥī	تُلَوِّحَ tulawwiḥa	تُلَوِّحَا tulawwiḥā	تُلَوِّحَا tulawwiḥā	نُلَوِّحَ nulawwiḥa	تُلَوِّحْنَ tulawwiḥna	يُلَوِّحْنَ yulawwiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَوِّحْ ʔulawwiḥ	تُلَوِّحْ tulawwiḥ	يُلَوِّحْ yulawwiḥ	تُلَوِّحَا tulawwiḥā	يُلَوِّحَا yulawwiḥā	نُلَوِّحْ nulawwiḥ	تُلَوِّحُوا tulawwiḥū	يُلَوِّحُوا yulawwiḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُلَوِّحْ ʔulawwiḥ	تُلَوِّحِي tulawwiḥī	تُلَوِّحْ tulawwiḥ	تُلَوِّحَا tulawwiḥā	تُلَوِّحَا tulawwiḥā	نُلَوِّحْ nulawwiḥ	تُلَوِّحْنَ tulawwiḥna	يُلَوِّحْنَ yulawwiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		لَوِّحْ lawwiḥ		لَوِّحَا lawwiḥā			لَوِّحُوا lawwiḥū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		لَوِّحِي lawwiḥī		لَوِّحَا lawwiḥā			لَوِّحْنَ lawwiḥna

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	لُوِّحْتُ luwwiḥtu	لُوِّحْتَ luwwiḥta	لُوِّحَ luwwiḥa	لُوِّحْتُمَا luwwiḥtumā	لُوِّحَا luwwiḥā	لُوِّحْنَا luwwiḥnā	لُوِّحْتُمْ luwwiḥtum	لُوِّحُوا luwwiḥū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	لُوِّحْتُ luwwiḥtu	لُوِّحْتِ luwwiḥti	لُوِّحَتْ luwwiḥat	لُوِّحْتُمَا luwwiḥtumā	لُوِّحَتَا luwwiḥatā	لُوِّحْنَا luwwiḥnā	لُوِّحْتُنَّ luwwiḥtunna	لُوِّحْنَ luwwiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَوَّحُ ʔulawwaḥu	تُلَوَّحُ tulawwaḥu	يُلَوَّحُ yulawwaḥu	تُلَوَّحَانِ tulawwaḥāni	يُلَوَّحَانِ yulawwaḥāni	نُلَوَّحُ nulawwaḥu	تُلَوَّحُونَ tulawwaḥūna	يُلَوَّحُونَ yulawwaḥūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُلَوَّحُ ʔulawwaḥu	تُلَوَّحِينَ tulawwaḥīna	تُلَوَّحُ tulawwaḥu	تُلَوَّحَانِ tulawwaḥāni	تُلَوَّحَانِ tulawwaḥāni	نُلَوَّحُ nulawwaḥu	تُلَوَّحْنَ tulawwaḥna	يُلَوَّحْنَ yulawwaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَوَّحَ ʔulawwaḥa	تُلَوَّحَ tulawwaḥa	يُلَوَّحَ yulawwaḥa	تُلَوَّحَا tulawwaḥā	يُلَوَّحَا yulawwaḥā	نُلَوَّحَ nulawwaḥa	تُلَوَّحُوا tulawwaḥū	يُلَوَّحُوا yulawwaḥū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُلَوَّحَ ʔulawwaḥa	تُلَوَّحِي tulawwaḥī	تُلَوَّحَ tulawwaḥa	تُلَوَّحَا tulawwaḥā	تُلَوَّحَا tulawwaḥā	نُلَوَّحَ nulawwaḥa	تُلَوَّحْنَ tulawwaḥna	يُلَوَّحْنَ yulawwaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَوَّحْ ʔulawwaḥ	تُلَوَّحْ tulawwaḥ	يُلَوَّحْ yulawwaḥ	تُلَوَّحَا tulawwaḥā	يُلَوَّحَا yulawwaḥā	نُلَوَّحْ nulawwaḥ	تُلَوَّحُوا tulawwaḥū	يُلَوَّحُوا yulawwaḥū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُلَوَّحْ ʔulawwaḥ	تُلَوَّحِي tulawwaḥī	تُلَوَّحْ tulawwaḥ	تُلَوَّحَا tulawwaḥā	تُلَوَّحَا tulawwaḥā	نُلَوَّحْ nulawwaḥ	تُلَوَّحْنَ tulawwaḥna	يُلَوَّحْنَ yulawwaḥna

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “لوح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ)

Noun

لوح • (lōḥ) m

Libyan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loːħ/

Noun

لوح (lōḥ) m

(uncountable, collective) wood

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /law.waħ/

Verb

لوح (lawwaḥ) II (non-past بلوح (ylawwaḥ))

to throw
to throw away, to discard

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loːħ/, [loːħ]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

لوح • (lōḥ) m (plural ألواح (ʔalwāḥ))

board, table