See also: لوى, لوی, and لؤی

Arabic edit

Root
ل ء ي (l-ʔ-y)

Etymology edit

Diminutive of لَأًى (laʔan, wild ox).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

لُؤَيّ (luʔayym

  1. a male given name, Lu'ayy, meaning “little wild ox”, notably borne by:
    1. Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib, an ancestor of the prophet Muhammad

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: لؤی (Lüʾeyy)

Further reading edit