Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lawħ/
  • (file)

Noun edit

لَوْح (lawḥm (plural أَلْوَاح (ʔalwāḥ))

  1. board, tablet, slab

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Libyan Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
  • South Levantine Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
  • Malay: lauh, loh
  • Malay: alwah

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ)

Noun edit

لوح (lōḥm

  1. plank, board
  2. winnowing shovel
  3. shoulder blade
  4. sheet, plate
  5. oaf

Libyan Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

لوح (lōḥm

  1. (uncountable, collective) wood

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to throw
  2. to throw away, to discard

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /loːħ/, [loːħ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

لوح (lōḥm (plural ألواح (ʔalwāḥ))

  1. board, table