ليث
Arabic
Etymology
Cognate with Aramaic לֵיתָא (lēṯā), Hebrew לַיִשׁ (láyiš).
Pronunciation
Noun
لَيْث • (layṯ) m (dual لَيْثَان (layṯān), plural لُيُوث (luyūṯ))
- lion
- Synonyms: أَسَد (ʔasad); see also Thesaurus:أسد
- 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
- إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً / فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ
- ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan / falā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu
- When you see the lion’s fangs protruding, / Think not that the lion is smiling.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لَيْث layṯ |
اللَّيْث al-layṯ |
لَيْث layṯ |
| nominative | لَيْثٌ layṯun |
اللَّيْثُ al-layṯu |
لَيْثُ layṯu |
| accusative | لَيْثًا layṯan |
اللَّيْثَ al-layṯa |
لَيْثَ layṯa |
| genitive | لَيْثٍ layṯin |
اللَّيْثِ al-layṯi |
لَيْثِ layṯi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | لَيْثَيْن layṯayn |
اللَّيْثَيْن al-layṯayn |
لَيْثَيْ layṯay |
| nominative | لَيْثَانِ layṯāni |
اللَّيْثَانِ al-layṯāni |
لَيْثَا layṯā |
| accusative | لَيْثَيْنِ layṯayni |
اللَّيْثَيْنِ al-layṯayni |
لَيْثَيْ layṯay |
| genitive | لَيْثَيْنِ layṯayni |
اللَّيْثَيْنِ al-layṯayni |
لَيْثَيْ layṯay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لُيُوث luyūṯ |
اللُّيُوث al-luyūṯ |
لُيُوث luyūṯ |
| nominative | لُيُوثٌ luyūṯun |
اللُّيُوثُ al-luyūṯu |
لُيُوثُ luyūṯu |
| accusative | لُيُوثًا luyūṯan |
اللُّيُوثَ al-luyūṯa |
لُيُوثَ luyūṯa |
| genitive | لُيُوثٍ luyūṯin |
اللُّيُوثِ al-luyūṯi |
لُيُوثِ luyūṯi |
Proper noun
لَيْث • (layṯ) m
- a male given name
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | لَيْث layṯ |
— |
| nominative | — | لَيْثٌ layṯun |
— |
| accusative | — | لَيْثًا layṯan |
— |
| genitive | — | لَيْثٍ layṯin |
— |
Descendants
- → English: Laith