لون
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *lawn, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lwn-; cognate with Egyptian jwn.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لَوْن • (lawn) m (plural أَلْوَان (ʔalwān))
- (countable, uncountable) color
- الزُّهُورُ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَدِيقَةِ مُتَنَوِّعَةُ ٱلْأَلْوَانِ وَتُضْفِي جَمَالًا خَاصًّا عَلَى ٱلْمَكَانِ.
- az-zuhūru fī hāḏihi l-ḥadīqati mutanawwiʕatu l-ʔalwāni watuḍfī jamālan ḵāṣṣan ʕalā l-makāni.
- The flowers in this garden are diverse in colors and add a special beauty to the place.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:69:
- قَالُوا ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّاظِرِينَ
- qālū dʕu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā lawnuhā qāla ʔinnahu yaqūlu ʔinnahā baqaratun ṣafrāʔu fāqiʕun lawnuhā tasurru n-nāẓirīna
- They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.'"
- type, variety
Declension edit
Declension of noun لَوْن (lawn)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لَوْن lawn |
اللَّوْن al-lawn |
لَوْن lawn |
Nominative | لَوْنٌ lawnun |
اللَّوْنُ al-lawnu |
لَوْنُ lawnu |
Accusative | لَوْنًا lawnan |
اللَّوْنَ al-lawna |
لَوْنَ lawna |
Genitive | لَوْنٍ lawnin |
اللَّوْنِ al-lawni |
لَوْنِ lawni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | لَوْنَيْن lawnayn |
اللَّوْنَيْن al-lawnayn |
لَوْنَيْ lawnay |
Nominative | لَوْنَانِ lawnāni |
اللَّوْنَانِ al-lawnāni |
لَوْنَا lawnā |
Accusative | لَوْنَيْنِ lawnayni |
اللَّوْنَيْنِ al-lawnayni |
لَوْنَيْ lawnay |
Genitive | لَوْنَيْنِ lawnayni |
اللَّوْنَيْنِ al-lawnayni |
لَوْنَيْ lawnay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَلْوَان ʔalwān |
الْأَلْوَان al-ʔalwān |
أَلْوَان ʔalwān |
Nominative | أَلْوَانٌ ʔalwānun |
الْأَلْوَانُ al-ʔalwānu |
أَلْوَانُ ʔalwānu |
Accusative | أَلْوَانًا ʔalwānan |
الْأَلْوَانَ al-ʔalwāna |
أَلْوَانَ ʔalwāna |
Genitive | أَلْوَانٍ ʔalwānin |
الْأَلْوَانِ al-ʔalwāni |
أَلْوَانِ ʔalwāni |
Descendants edit
- Egyptian Arabic: لون (lūn)
- Gulf Arabic: لون (lōn)
- Hijazi Arabic: لون (lōn)
- Maltese: lewn
- Moroccan Arabic: لون (lūn)
Further reading edit
- لون on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ar
Verb edit
لَوَّنَ • (lawwana) II, non-past يُلَوِّنُ (yulawwinu)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of
لَوَّنَ
(form-II sound)verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
talwīn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
mulawwin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mulawwan | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | lawwantu |
lawwanta |
لَوَّنَ lawwana |
lawwantumā |
lawwanā |
lawwannā |
lawwantum |
lawwanū | |||
f | lawwanti |
lawwanat |
lawwanatā |
lawwantunna |
لَوَّنَّ lawwanna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔulawwinu |
tulawwinu |
yulawwinu |
tulawwināni |
yulawwināni |
nulawwinu |
tulawwinūna |
yulawwinūna | |||
f | tulawwinīna |
tulawwinu |
tulawwināni |
tulawwinna |
yulawwinna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔulawwina |
tulawwina |
yulawwina |
tulawwinā |
yulawwinā |
nulawwina |
tulawwinū |
yulawwinū | |||
f | tulawwinī |
tulawwina |
tulawwinā |
tulawwinna |
yulawwinna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔulawwin |
tulawwin |
yulawwin |
tulawwinā |
yulawwinā |
nulawwin |
tulawwinū |
yulawwinū | |||
f | tulawwinī |
tulawwin |
tulawwinā |
tulawwinna |
yulawwinna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | لَوِّنْ lawwin |
lawwinā |
lawwinū |
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f | lawwinī |
لَوِّنَّ lawwinna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | luwwintu |
luwwinta |
لُوِّنَ luwwina |
luwwintumā |
luwwinā |
luwwinnā |
luwwintum |
luwwinū | |||
f | luwwinti |
luwwinat |
luwwinatā |
luwwintunna |
لُوِّنَّ luwwinna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔulawwanu |
tulawwanu |
yulawwanu |
tulawwanāni |
yulawwanāni |
nulawwanu |
tulawwanūna |
yulawwanūna | |||
f | tulawwanīna |
tulawwanu |
tulawwanāni |
tulawwanna |
yulawwanna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔulawwana |
tulawwana |
yulawwana |
tulawwanā |
yulawwanā |
nulawwana |
tulawwanū |
yulawwanū | |||
f | tulawwanī |
tulawwana |
tulawwanā |
tulawwanna |
yulawwanna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔulawwan |
tulawwan |
yulawwan |
tulawwanā |
yulawwanā |
nulawwan |
tulawwanū |
yulawwanū | |||
f | tulawwanī |
tulawwan |
tulawwanā |
tulawwanna |
yulawwanna |
References edit
Egyptian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لون • (lūn) m (plural ألوان (alwā́n))
See also edit
ابيض (ʔabyɑḍ) | رمادى (rumādi) | اسود (ʔiswid) |
احمر (ʔaḥmar); لعلى (laʕli) | برتقانى (burtuʔāni); بنى (bunni) | اصفر (ʔaṣfar); سمنى (samni) |
لمونى (lamūni) | اخضر (ʔaḵḍar) | كرمبى (kurumbi); زيتى (zēti) |
فروزى (farūzi); جنزارى (ginzāri) | لازوردى (lazawardi) | ازرق (ʔazraʔ) |
بنفسجى (banafsigi); نيلى (nīli) | ارجوانى (ʔurguwāni); بتنجانى (bitingāni) | بمبى (bambi) |
Gulf Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Root |
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ل و ن |
1 term |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لون • (lōn) m (dual لونين (lōnēn), plural الوان (alwān))
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Root |
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ل و ن |
1 term |
From Arabic لَوَّنَ (lawwana).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Moroccan Arabic edit
Root |
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ل و ن |
1 term |
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لون • (lūn) m (plural ألوان (ʔalwān) or لوان (lwān))
Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic لَوَّنَ (lawwana).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
لون • (lawwan) II (non-past يلون (ylawwan))
- to color
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of لون | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | لوّنت (lawwant) | لوّنتي (lawwanti) | لوّن (lawwan) | لوّننا (lawwanna) | لوّنتوا (lawwantu) | لوّنوا (lawwnu) | |
f | لوّنت (lawwnāt) | |||||||
non-past | m | نلوّن (nlawwan) | تلوّن (tlawwan) | يلوّن (ylawwan) | نلوّنوا (nlawwnu) | تلوّنوا (tlawwnu) | يلوّنوا (ylawwnu) | |
f | تلوّني (tlawwni) | تلوّن (tlawwan) | ||||||
imperative | m | لوّن (lawwan) | لوّنوا (lawwnu) | |||||
f | لوّني (lawwni) |
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
- نُوݨ (nūṇ) (rare, dialectal)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡 (loṇa), from Sanskrit लवण (lavaṇá) (see for cognates).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /luːɳᵊ/
Noun edit
لُوݨ • (lūṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੂਣ)
- table salt
- Synonym: نَمَک (namak)
- (chemistry) salt
Declension edit
Declension of لون | ||
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dir. sg. | لُوݨ (lūṇ) | |
dir. pl. | لُوݨ (lūṇ) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | لُوݨ (lūṇ) | لُوݨ (lūṇ) |
oblique | لُوݨ (lūṇ) | لُوݨاں (lūṇāṉ) |
vocative | لُوݨا (lūṇā) | لُوݨو (lūṇo) |
ablative | لُوݨوں (lūṇoṉ) | — |
locative | لُوݨے (lūṇe) | لُوݨِیں (lūṇīṉ) |
instrumental | لُوݨے (lūṇe) | لُوݨِیں (lūṇīṉ) |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “لُون”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਲੂਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lavaṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لون • (lōn) m (plural ألوان (alwān))
See also edit
Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān) | |
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أبيض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”) | أسود (ʔaswad, “black”) |
أحمر (ʔaḥmar, “red”), خمري (ḵamri, “crimson”) | رمادي (ramādi, “grey”), سكني (sakani, “grey”) |
بردقاني (burdʔāni, “orange”), بني (binni, “brown”) | أصفر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”) |
أخضر (ʔaḵḍar, “green”) | أزرق (ʔazraʔ, “blue”), كحلي (kuḥli, “navy”) |
بنفسجي (banafsaji, “violet”), نهدي (nahdi, “purple”) | زهري (zahri, “pink”), ليلكي (lēlaki, “lilac”) |
Etymology 2 edit
Conjunction edit
لونّـ • (lawenn-)
- if (hypothetical condition; followed by a suffix pronoun)
- Synonym: لو (law)
- if only (followed by a suffix pronoun)
Inflection edit
Inflected forms of لون | |||||
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Base form | لونّـ (lawenn-) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | لونّي (lawenni) | لونّا (lawenna) | |||
2nd person | لونّك (lawennak) | لونّك (lawennek) | لونكم (lawenkom) | ||
3rd person | لونّه (lawenno) | إلونها (lawenha) | لونهم (lawenhom) |