لعاب

See also: لغات

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ع ب (l-ʕ-b)

Compare لَعَبَ (laʕaba, “to drool”), لَعِبَ (laʕiba, “to play”).

Noun

لُعَاب • (luʕāb) m (usually uncountable)

1. saliva, spittle
2. drivel
3. phlegm, mucus
4. dew

Declension

Declension of noun لُعَاب (luʕāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُعَاب luʕāb	اللُّعَاب al-luʕāb	لُعَاب luʕāb
Nominative	لُعَابٌ luʕābun	اللُّعَابُ al-luʕābu	لُعَابُ luʕābu
Accusative	لُعَابًا luʕāban	اللُّعَابَ al-luʕāba	لُعَابَ luʕāba
Genitive	لُعَابٍ luʕābin	اللُّعَابِ al-luʕābi	لُعَابِ luʕābi

Synonyms

• رِيق m (rīq)

Derived terms

• لُعَابِيّ (luʕābiyy, “salivary”)
• لُعَاب عَنْكَبُوت (luʕāb ʕankabūt, “spider web”)
• لُعَاب الشَّمْس (luʕāb aš-šams, “gossamer”)
• لُعَاب النَّحْل (luʕāb an-naḥl, “honey”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “لعاب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Adjective

لَعَّاب • (laʕʕāb)

1. very playful

Declension

Declension of adjective لَعَّاب (laʕʕāb)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَعَّاب laʕʕāb	اللَّعَّاب al-laʕʕāb	لَعَّابَة laʕʕāba	اللَّعَّابَة al-laʕʕāba
Nominative	لَعَّابٌ laʕʕābun	اللَّعَّابُ al-laʕʕābu	لَعَّابَةٌ laʕʕābatun	اللَّعَّابَةُ al-laʕʕābatu
Accusative	لَعَّابًا laʕʕāban	اللَّعَّابَ al-laʕʕāba	لَعَّابَةً laʕʕābatan	اللَّعَّابَةَ al-laʕʕābata
Genitive	لَعَّابٍ laʕʕābin	اللَّعَّابِ al-laʕʕābi	لَعَّابَةٍ laʕʕābatin	اللَّعَّابَةِ al-laʕʕābati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَعَّابَيْن laʕʕābayn	اللَّعَّابَيْن al-laʕʕābayn	لَعَّابَتَيْن laʕʕābatayn	اللَّعَّابَتَيْن al-laʕʕābatayn
Nominative	لَعَّابَانِ laʕʕābāni	اللَّعَّابَانِ al-laʕʕābāni	لَعَّابَتَانِ laʕʕābatāni	اللَّعَّابَتَانِ al-laʕʕābatāni
Accusative	لَعَّابَيْنِ laʕʕābayni	اللَّعَّابَيْنِ al-laʕʕābayni	لَعَّابَتَيْنِ laʕʕābatayni	اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ al-laʕʕābatayni
Genitive	لَعَّابَيْنِ laʕʕābayni	اللَّعَّابَيْنِ al-laʕʕābayni	لَعَّابَتَيْنِ laʕʕābatayni	اللَّعَّابَتَيْنِ al-laʕʕābatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَات laʕʕābāt	اللَّعَّابَات al-laʕʕābāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَاتٌ laʕʕābātun	اللَّعَّابَاتُ al-laʕʕābātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَاتٍ laʕʕābātin	اللَّعَّابَاتِ al-laʕʕābāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	لَعَّابَاتٍ laʕʕābātin	اللَّعَّابَاتِ al-laʕʕābāti

Synonyms

• لعبَة
• لعيب

Etymology 3

Noun

لِعَاب • (liʕāb) m

1. verbal noun of لَاعَبَ (lāʕaba) (form III)
   • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, مُنًى كُنَّ لِي أَنَّ البَيَاضَ خِضَابُ (munan kunna lī ʔanna l-bayāḍa ḵiḍābu):

     تَرَكْنَا لِأَطْرَافِ الْقَنَا كُلَّ شَهْوَةٍ
     فَلَيْسَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِهِنَّ لِعَابُ

     taraknā li-ʔaṭrāfi l-qanā kulla šahwatin
     fa-laysa lanā ʔillā bihinna liʕābu

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of noun لِعَاب (liʕāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِعَاب liʕāb	اللِّعَاب al-liʕāb	لِعَاب liʕāb
Nominative	لِعَابٌ liʕābun	اللِّعَابُ al-liʕābu	لِعَابُ liʕābu
Accusative	لِعَابًا liʕāban	اللِّعَابَ al-liʕāba	لِعَابَ liʕāba
Genitive	لِعَابٍ liʕābin	اللِّعَابِ al-liʕābi	لِعَابِ liʕābi