Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ل و ب (l-w-b) related to being black or parched.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Word is native, of course; but is the use for "lava" from the unrelated European word or is it also old? (Lane doesn't have it.)”

Noun edit

لَابَة (lābaf

  1. (uncountable) black volcanic rock, basalt
  2. (uncountable) lava (ejected magma)

Declension edit