لعب

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See also: لغت

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ل ع ب (l-ʕ-b)

Verb[edit]

لَعِبَ or لَعَبَ (laʕaba or laʕiba) I, non-past يَلْعَبُ‎ (yalʕabu)

  1. to slobber, to drool

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /la.ʕi.ba/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

لَعِبَ (laʕiba) I, non-past يَلْعَبُ‎ (yalʕabu)

  1. to play
    الْأَطْفَالُ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِم.
    al-ʔaṭfālu yalʕabūna fī l-ḥadīqati maʕa ʔaṣdiqāʔihim.
    The children play in the park with their friends.
  2. to trick, to cheat
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

لَعَّبَ (laʕʕaba) II, non-past يُلَعِّبُ‎ (yulaʕʕibu)

  1. to cause to play, to set in motion
  2. to wag
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

لَعْب or لِعْب or لَعِب (laʕb or liʕb or laʕibm (collective, plural أَلْعَاب (ʔalʕāb))

  1. verbal noun of لَعَبَ (laʕaba) (form I)
  2. game
  3. sport, amusement, diversion
Declension[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

Noun[edit]

لُعَب (luʕabf pl

  1. plural of لُعْبَة (luʕba, toy)

Etymology 6[edit]

Noun[edit]

لُعْب (luʕbm

  1. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 7[edit]

Noun[edit]

لِعْب (liʕbm

  1. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 8[edit]

Noun[edit]

لَعِب (laʕibm

  1. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 9[edit]

Adjective[edit]

لَعِب (laʕib)

  1. funny, amusing
Declension[edit]

Etymology 10[edit]

Noun[edit]

لَعْب (laʕbm

  1. verbal noun of لَعَبَ (laʕaba) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
Declension[edit]

Baluchi[edit]

Noun[edit]

لعب (la'b)

  1. game

See also[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ل ع ب
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic لَعِبَ (laʕiba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /li.ʕib/, [ˈli.ʕɪb]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

لعب (liʕib) I (present بلعب (bilʕab), active participle لاعب (lāʕeb))

  1. to play
    الولاد عم بلعبو في الشارع.
    il-ūlād ʕamm bilʕabu fi iš-šāreʕ.
    The kids are playing in the street.
    لعبت دور الأخت الكبيرة.
    liʕbat dōr il-oḵt il-kbīre.
    She played the role of the big sister.
  2. to exercise, to work out
    عم بلعب بالنادي.
    ʕamm balʕab bin-nādi.
    I'm working out at the gym.

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of لعب (liʕib)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لعبت (lʕibt) لعبت (lʕibt) لعب (liʕib) لعبنا (lʕibna) لعبتو (lʕibtu) لعبو (liʕbu)
f لعبتي (lʕibti) لعبت (liʕbat)
present m بلعب (balʕab) بتلعب (btilʕab) بلعب (bilʕab) منلعب (mnilʕab) بتلعبو (btilʕabu) بلعبو (bilʕabu)
f بتلعبي (btilʕabi) بتلعب (btilʕab)
subjunctive m ألعب (ʔalʕab) تلعب (tilʕab) يلعب (yilʕab) نلعب (nilʕab) تلعبو (tilʕabu) يلعبو (yilʕabu)
f تلعبي (tilʕabi) تلعب (tilʕab)
imperative m العب (ilʕab) العبو (ilʕabu)
f العبي (ilʕabi)

See also[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian لعب (la'b), from Arabic لَعْب (laʕb).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

لَعْب (la'bm (Hindi spelling लाब)

  1. play, sport, game
    Synonym: کھیل (khel)

References[edit]

  • لعب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • لعب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.