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

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)
• → Spanish: alubia

Etymology 2

Proper noun

لُوبِيَا • (lūbiyā) f

1. (archaic) Libya

Synonyms

• لِيبِيَا (lībiyā)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

لُوبِيَا • (lūbiyā) f

1. Lubya (a town in Palestine)