لون

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *lawn, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lwn-; cognate with Egyptian jwn.

Pronunciation

• (noun): IPA^(key): /lawn/
• (verb): IPA^(key): /law.wa.na/

Noun

لَوْن • (lawn) m (plural أَلْوَان‎ (ʾalwān))

1. (countable, uncountable) color
   • 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 dʿu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā lawnuhā qāla ʾinnahu yaqūlu ʾinnahā baqaratun ṣafrāʾu fāqiʿun 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.'"

2. type, variety

Declension

Declension of noun لَوْن (lawn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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 ʾalwān	الْأَلْوَان‎ al-ʾalwān	أَلْوَان‎ ʾalwān
Nominative	أَلْوَانٌ‎ ʾalwānun	الْأَلْوَانُ‎ al-ʾalwānu	أَلْوَانُ‎ ʾalwānu
Accusative	أَلْوَانًا‎ ʾalwānan	الْأَلْوَانَ‎ al-ʾalwāna	أَلْوَانَ‎ ʾalwāna
Genitive	أَلْوَانٍ‎ ʾalwānin	الْأَلْوَانِ‎ al-ʾalwāni	أَلْوَانِ‎ ʾalwāni

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: لون‎ (lūn)
• Gulf Arabic: لون‎ (lōn)
• Hijazi Arabic: لون‎ (lōn)
• Maltese: lewn
• Moroccan Arabic: لون‎ (lūn)

Further reading

• لون on the Arabic Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ar

Verb

لَوَّنَ • (lawwana) II, non-past يُلَوِّنُ‎‎ (yulawwinu)

1. to colour, to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of

لَوَّنَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَلْوِين‎ talwīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُلَوِّن‎ mulawwin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُلَوَّن‎ 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	لَوَّنْتُ‎ lawwantu	لَوَّنْتَ‎ lawwanta	لَوَّنَ lawwana		لَوَّنْتُمَا‎ lawwantumā	لَوَّنَا‎ lawwanā		لَوَّنَّا‎ lawwannā	لَوَّنْتُمْ‎ lawwantum	لَوَّنُوا‎ lawwanū
	f		لَوَّنْتِ‎ lawwanti	لَوَّنَتْ‎ lawwanat			لَوَّنَتَا‎ lawwanatā			لَوَّنْتُنَّ‎ lawwantunna	لَوَّنَّ lawwanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَوِّنُ‎ ʾulawwinu	تُلَوِّنُ‎ tulawwinu	يُلَوِّنُ‎ yulawwinu		تُلَوِّنَانِ‎ tulawwināni	يُلَوِّنَانِ‎ yulawwināni		نُلَوِّنُ‎ nulawwinu	تُلَوِّنُونَ‎ tulawwinūna	يُلَوِّنُونَ‎ yulawwinūna
	f		تُلَوِّنِينَ‎ tulawwinīna	تُلَوِّنُ‎ tulawwinu			تُلَوِّنَانِ‎ tulawwināni			تُلَوِّنَّ‎ tulawwinna	يُلَوِّنَّ‎ yulawwinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَوِّنَ‎ ʾulawwina	تُلَوِّنَ‎ tulawwina	يُلَوِّنَ‎ yulawwina		تُلَوِّنَا‎ tulawwinā	يُلَوِّنَا‎ yulawwinā		نُلَوِّنَ‎ nulawwina	تُلَوِّنُوا‎ tulawwinū	يُلَوِّنُوا‎ yulawwinū
	f		تُلَوِّنِي‎ tulawwinī	تُلَوِّنَ‎ tulawwina			تُلَوِّنَا‎ tulawwinā			تُلَوِّنَّ‎ tulawwinna	يُلَوِّنَّ‎ yulawwinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَوِّنْ‎ ʾulawwin	تُلَوِّنْ‎ tulawwin	يُلَوِّنْ‎ yulawwin		تُلَوِّنَا‎ tulawwinā	يُلَوِّنَا‎ yulawwinā		نُلَوِّنْ‎ nulawwin	تُلَوِّنُوا‎ tulawwinū	يُلَوِّنُوا‎ yulawwinū
	f		تُلَوِّنِي‎ tulawwinī	تُلَوِّنْ‎ tulawwin			تُلَوِّنَا‎ tulawwinā			تُلَوِّنَّ‎ tulawwinna	يُلَوِّنَّ‎ yulawwinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		لَوِّنْ lawwin			لَوِّنَا‎ lawwinā				لَوِّنُوا‎ lawwinū
	f		لَوِّنِي‎ 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	لُوِّنْتُ‎ luwwintu	لُوِّنْتَ‎ luwwinta	لُوِّنَ luwwina		لُوِّنْتُمَا‎ luwwintumā	لُوِّنَا‎ luwwinā		لُوِّنَّا‎ luwwinnā	لُوِّنْتُمْ‎ luwwintum	لُوِّنُوا‎ luwwinū
	f		لُوِّنْتِ‎ luwwinti	لُوِّنَتْ‎ luwwinat			لُوِّنَتَا‎ luwwinatā			لُوِّنْتُنَّ‎ luwwintunna	لُوِّنَّ luwwinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَوَّنُ‎ ʾulawwanu	تُلَوَّنُ‎ tulawwanu	يُلَوَّنُ‎ yulawwanu		تُلَوَّنَانِ‎ tulawwanāni	يُلَوَّنَانِ‎ yulawwanāni		نُلَوَّنُ‎ nulawwanu	تُلَوَّنُونَ‎ tulawwanūna	يُلَوَّنُونَ‎ yulawwanūna
	f		تُلَوَّنِينَ‎ tulawwanīna	تُلَوَّنُ‎ tulawwanu			تُلَوَّنَانِ‎ tulawwanāni			تُلَوَّنَّ‎ tulawwanna	يُلَوَّنَّ‎ yulawwanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَوَّنَ‎ ʾulawwana	تُلَوَّنَ‎ tulawwana	يُلَوَّنَ‎ yulawwana		تُلَوَّنَا‎ tulawwanā	يُلَوَّنَا‎ yulawwanā		نُلَوَّنَ‎ nulawwana	تُلَوَّنُوا‎ tulawwanū	يُلَوَّنُوا‎ yulawwanū
	f		تُلَوَّنِي‎ tulawwanī	تُلَوَّنَ‎ tulawwana			تُلَوَّنَا‎ tulawwanā			تُلَوَّنَّ‎ tulawwanna	يُلَوَّنَّ‎ yulawwanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَوَّنْ‎ ʾulawwan	تُلَوَّنْ‎ tulawwan	يُلَوَّنْ‎ yulawwan		تُلَوَّنَا‎ tulawwanā	يُلَوَّنَا‎ yulawwanā		نُلَوَّنْ‎ nulawwan	تُلَوَّنُوا‎ tulawwanū	يُلَوَّنُوا‎ yulawwanū
	f		تُلَوَّنِي‎ tulawwanī	تُلَوَّنْ‎ tulawwan			تُلَوَّنَا‎ tulawwanā			تُلَوَّنَّ‎ tulawwanna	يُلَوَّنَّ‎ yulawwanna

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْن‎ (lawn).

Noun

لون • (lūn) m (plural ألوان‎ (alwā́n))

1. color

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Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل و ن‎
1 pages

From Arabic لَوْن‎ (lawn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːn/

Noun

لون • (lōn) m (dual لونين‎ (lōnēn), plural الوان‎ (alwān))

1. color

Derived terms

• شلون‎ (šlōn, “how”) (univerbation of شنو‎ (šinu, “what”) + لون‎ (lōn).)

Etymology 2

Root
ل و ن‎
1 pages

From Arabic لَوَّنَ‎ (lawwana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləwːən/

Verb

لَوَّن • (lawwan) (form II, non-past يلون‎ (ylawwin))

1. to color, to colorize

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْن‎ (lawn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːn/, [lo̞ːn]

Noun

لون • (lōn) m (plural ألوان‎ (ʔalwān))

1. color

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ل و ن‎
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَوْن‎ (lawn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːn/

Noun

لون • (lūn) m (plural ألوان‎ (ʔalwān) or لوان‎ (lwān))

1. color

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَوَّنَ‎ (lawwana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /law.wan/

Verb

لون • (lawwan) (form II, non-past يلون‎ (ylawwan))

1. to color

Conjugation

Conjugation of لون
		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)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَوْن‎ (lawn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːn/, [loːn]

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

لون • (lōn) m (plural ألوان‎ (alwān))

1. color
2. style, genre

See also

Colors · الألوان (il-ʔalwān)
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

لو‎ (law) +‎ إن‎ (ʾinn-).

Conjunction

لونّـ • (lawenn-)

1. if (hypothetical condition; followed by a suffix pronoun)

   Synonym: لو‎ (law)

2. if only (followed by a suffix pronoun)

Inflection

Inflected forms of لون
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)

See also

• إذا‎ (ʔiza, “if”), إن‎ (ʔin, “if”), إنكنّـ‎‎ (ʔin-kann-, “if”)
• ياريت‎ (yārēt, “if only (whish, hope)”)