لعل
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Univerbation of لَـ (la-, “truly, indeed, verily”) and عَلَّ (ʕalla).
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
لَعَلَّ • (laʕalla)
Usage notes edit
- لَعَلَّ (laʕalla) functions like إِنَّ (ʔinna) and أَنَّ (ʔanna), shifting the subject of the clause to the accusative case. The subject of the clause must immediately follow لَعَلَّ (laʕalla); if it is a pronoun, it must be expressed.
- Unlike لِ (li), لِكَي (likay), and حَتَّى (ḥattā), لَعَلَّ (laʕalla) places its subordinate verb in the indicative mood, even when used to mean "in order," "so that."
Inflection edit
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | لَعَلَّ (laʕalla) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | لَعَلِّي (laʕallī) | لَعَلَّنَا (laʕallanā) | |||
Second person | لَعَلَّكَ (laʕallaka) | لَعَلَّكِ (laʕallaki) | لَعَلَّكُمَا (laʕallakumā) | لَعَلَّكُمْ (laʕallakum) | لَعَلَّكُنَّ (laʕallakunna) |
Third person | لَعَلَّهُ (laʕallahu) | لَعَلَّهَا (laʕallahā) | لَعَلَّهُمَا (laʕallahumā) | لَعَلَّهُمْ (laʕallahum) | لَعَلَّهُنَّ (laʕallahunna) |
Alternative forms edit
See also edit
- (ʾinna and her sisters) إِنَّ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا (ʔinna waʔaḵawātuhā); إِنَّ (ʔinna), أَنَّ (ʔanna), لٰكِنَّ (lākinna), كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna), لَعَلَّ (laʕalla), لَيْتَ (layta), (Category: Sisters of ʾinna)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لَعْل • (laʕl) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun لَعْل (laʕl)
Derived terms edit
- لَعْلِيّ (laʕliyy)
Descendants edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic لَعْل (laʕl), from Persian لال (lâl).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [laʔl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læʔl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [läʔl]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | la'l |
Dari reading? | la'l |
Iranian reading? | la'l |
Tajik reading? | laʾl |
Noun edit
لعل • (la'l)
- red gemstone; ruby, spinel, garnet
- Synonym: یاقوت (yâqut)
- (poetic, figurative) the beautiful lips of the beloved
- (poetic, figurative) red wine
Derived terms edit
- لعلی (la'li, “ruby-red”)