لو

Alviri-Vidari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lev/

Noun

لو (transliteration needed)

1. lip

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Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew לוּ (lū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /law/

Conjunction

لَوْ • (law)

1. if (contrary to fact)

   لَوْ أَحْبَبْتَنِي ― law ʾaḥbabta-nī ― if you loved me

   لَوْ تُحْبُّنِي ― law tuḥbib-nī ― if you loved me

   لَوْ كُنْتَ أَحْبَبْتَنِي ― law kunta ʾaḥbabta-nī ― if you had loved me

Usage notes

• Normally used for conditions that are contrary-to-fact (unlikely to be fulfilled or incapable of being fulfilled). For possible (not contrary-to-fact) conditions, use إِنْ (ʔin).
• Used with the past tense or the present tense, in both cases with a present-tense meaning (although normally translated in English with a past tense).

Antonyms

• لَوْلَا (lawlā)

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /low/

Noun

لو • (low)

1. (dialectal, Dashtestan) lip

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Southwestern Fars

Noun

لو (low)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) lip