لوبيا

See also: لوبیا

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Classical Persian لوبیا (lōbiyā) or Classical Syriac ܠܘܒܝܐ (lōbyā) or also directly from Ancient Greek λόβια (lóbia), plural of λόβιον (lóbion), see the Persian for more.

Alternative forms

• لُوبِيَاء (lūbiyāʔ), لُوبَاء (lūbāʔ), لُوبِيَة (lūbiya)
• לוביא — Judeo-Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː.bi.jaː/

Noun

لُوبِيَا • (lūbiyā) f

1. black-eyed peas (Vigna unguiculata)
2. green beans, string beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Declension

Declension of noun لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā)

singular	singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā	اللُّوبِيَا al-lūbiyā	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā
nominative	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā	اللُّوبِيَا al-lūbiyā	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā
accusative	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā	اللُّوبِيَا al-lūbiyā	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā
genitive	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā	اللُّوبِيَا al-lūbiyā	لُوبِيَا lūbiyā

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: لوبيا (lūbya)
  • → Tarifit: ǧubiyet, rubiyet
• → Israeli Hebrew: לוּבׅיָא (lūḇīyā)
• → Ladino: lubia
• → Spanish: alubia

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː.bi.jaː/

Proper noun

لُوبِيَا • (lūbiyā) f

1. (archaic) Libya (a country in North Africa)

Synonyms

• لِيبِيَا (lībiyā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː.bi.jaː/

Proper noun

لُوبِيَا • (lūbiyā) f

1. Lubya (a town in Palestine)