Arabic

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Root
و ل ع (w l ʕ)
4 terms

Verb

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وَلَعَ (walaʕa) I (non-past يَلَعُ (yalaʕu), verbal noun وَلْع (walʕ) or وَلْعَان (walʕān))

  1. to lighten, to alleviate, to lift
  2. to lie, to sham

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وَلِعَ (waliʕa) I (non-past يَوْلَعُ (yawlaʕu), verbal noun وَلَع (walaʕ) or وَلُوع (walūʕ))

  1. to be ablaze, to be on fire
  2. to be in love, to be passionate, to be enthusiastic, to grow fond

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وَلَّعَ (wallaʕa) II (non-past يُوَلِّعُ (yuwalliʕu), verbal noun تَوْلِيع (tawlīʕ))

  1. to set ablaze, to set on fire, to inflame
  2. to enamour, to mesmerize

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Noun

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وَلْع (walʕm

  1. verbal noun of وَلَعَ (walaʕa) (form I)

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Noun

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وَلَع (walaʕm

  1. verbal noun of وَلِعَ (waliʕa) (form I)
  2. penchant, fondness, passion
  3. fetish

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Adjective

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وَلِع (waliʕ) (feminine وَلِعَة (waliʕa), masculine plural وَلِعُونَ (waliʕūna), feminine plural وَلِعَات (waliʕāt))

  1. ablaze, on fire
  2. in love, passionate, fond

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References

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  • ولع” in Almaany
  • Freytag, Georg (1837) “ولع”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 504
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “ولع”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1604
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ولع”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1436

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
و ل ع
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic وَلَّعَ (wallaʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wal.laʕ/, [ˈwal.laʕ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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ولّع (wallaʕ) II (present بولّع (biwalleʕ))

  1. to set on fire, to light on fire
    Synonym: شعّل (šaʕʕal)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ولّع (wallaʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ولّعت (wallaʕt) ولّعت (wallaʕt) ولّع (wallaʕ) ولّعنا (wallaʕna) ولّعتو (wallaʕtu) ولّعو (wallaʕu)
f ولّعتي (wallaʕti) ولّعت (wallaʕat)
present m بولّع (bawalleʕ) بتولّع (bitwalleʕ) بولّع (biwalleʕ) منولّع (minwalleʕ) بتولّعو (bitwallʕu) بولّعو (biwallʕu)
f بتولّعي (bitwallʕi) بتولّع (bitwalleʕ)
subjunctive m اولّع (awalleʕ) تولّع (twalleʕ) يولّع (ywalleʕ) نولّع (nwalleʕ) تولّعو (twallʕu) يولّعو (ywallʕu)
f تولّعي (twallʕi) تولّع (twalleʕ)
imperative m ولّع (walleʕ) ولّعو (wallʕu)
f ولّعي (wallʕi)