لبان

See also: لپان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ب ن (l-b-n)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.baːn/
• (al-Andalus) IPA^(key): /law.baːn/

Noun

لُبَان • (lubān) m

1. olibanum, frankincense
2. any kind of gum or resin
3. chewing gum

Declension

Declension of noun لُبَان (lubān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُبَان lubān	اللُّبَان al-lubān	لُبَان lubān
Nominative	لُبَانٌ lubānun	اللُّبَانُ al-lubānu	لُبَانُ lubānu
Accusative	لُبَانًا lubānan	اللُّبَانَ al-lubāna	لُبَانَ lubāna
Genitive	لُبَانٍ lubānin	اللُّبَانِ al-lubāni	لُبَانِ lubāni

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

لِبَان • (libān) m pl

1. plural of لَبَن (laban)

Adjective

لِبَان • (libān) m pl

1. masculine plural of لَبَن (laban)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic لُبَان (lubān).

Noun

لبان • (libān) m (collective, singulative لبانة f (libāna))

1. olibanum; frankincense
2. any kind of gum or resin
3. chewing gum

   Synonym: أستيكة (astīka)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Coptic ⲗⲉⲃⲁⲛ (leban).

Noun

لبان • (libān) m (plural لبن (lubun))

1. cable of a ship, tow, hawser

References

• Bishai, Wilson B. (1964) “Coptic Lexical Influence on Egyptian Arabic”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, volume 23, number 1, →DOI, page 43b
• Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 779b

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ل ب ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic لُبَان (lubān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.ˈbaːn/, [lʊ.ˈbaːn]

Noun

لُبَان • (lubān) m (collective)

1. chewing gum