لبس

See also: ل ب س

Arabic

Etymology

From root ل ب س (l-b-s).

Pronunciation

• Verb I:

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Verb

1. to wear; to put on

Verb

1. (transitive) to intermingle (on someone عَلَى (ʕalā))

   لَبَسَ الْأَمْرَ عَلَى أَحْمَدَ

   labasa l-ʔamra ʕalā ʔaḥmada

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:42:

     وَلَا تَلۡبِسُوا۟ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِٱلۡبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكۡتُمُوا۟ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

     wa-lā talbisū l-ḥaqqa bi-l-bāṭili wa-taktumū l-ḥaqqa wa-ʾantum taʿlamūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Used only on abstract matter. For concrete matter, like for example intermingling some substances, use these instead: خَلَطَ (ḵalaṭa), مَزَجَ (mazaja).

Verb

لَبَّسَ • (labbasa) II (non-past يُلَبِّسُ (yulabbisu), verbal noun تَلْبِيس (talbīs))

1. to coat, to cover

Conjugation

    Conjugation of لَبَّسَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَلْبِيس)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَلْبِيس talbīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُلَبِّس mulabbis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُلَبَّس mulabbas
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	لَبَّسْتُ labbastu	لَبَّسْتَ labbasta	لَبَّسَ labbasa		لَبَّسْتُمَا labbastumā	لَبَّسَا labbasā		لَبَّسْنَا labbasnā	لَبَّسْتُمْ labbastum	لَبَّسُوا labbasū
	f		لَبَّسْتِ labbasti	لَبَّسَتْ labbasat			لَبَّسَتَا labbasatā			لَبَّسْتُنَّ labbastunna	لَبَّسْنَ labbasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَبِّسُ ʔulabbisu	تُلَبِّسُ tulabbisu	يُلَبِّسُ yulabbisu		تُلَبِّسَانِ tulabbisāni	يُلَبِّسَانِ yulabbisāni		نُلَبِّسُ nulabbisu	تُلَبِّسُونَ tulabbisūna	يُلَبِّسُونَ yulabbisūna
	f		تُلَبِّسِينَ tulabbisīna	تُلَبِّسُ tulabbisu			تُلَبِّسَانِ tulabbisāni			تُلَبِّسْنَ tulabbisna	يُلَبِّسْنَ yulabbisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَبِّسَ ʔulabbisa	تُلَبِّسَ tulabbisa	يُلَبِّسَ yulabbisa		تُلَبِّسَا tulabbisā	يُلَبِّسَا yulabbisā		نُلَبِّسَ nulabbisa	تُلَبِّسُوا tulabbisū	يُلَبِّسُوا yulabbisū
	f		تُلَبِّسِي tulabbisī	تُلَبِّسَ tulabbisa			تُلَبِّسَا tulabbisā			تُلَبِّسْنَ tulabbisna	يُلَبِّسْنَ yulabbisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَبِّسْ ʔulabbis	تُلَبِّسْ tulabbis	يُلَبِّسْ yulabbis		تُلَبِّسَا tulabbisā	يُلَبِّسَا yulabbisā		نُلَبِّسْ nulabbis	تُلَبِّسُوا tulabbisū	يُلَبِّسُوا yulabbisū
	f		تُلَبِّسِي tulabbisī	تُلَبِّسْ tulabbis			تُلَبِّسَا tulabbisā			تُلَبِّسْنَ tulabbisna	يُلَبِّسْنَ yulabbisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		لَبِّسْ labbis			لَبِّسَا labbisā				لَبِّسُوا labbisū
	f		لَبِّسِي labbisī							لَبِّسْنَ labbisna
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	لُبِّسْتُ lubbistu	لُبِّسْتَ lubbista	لُبِّسَ lubbisa		لُبِّسْتُمَا lubbistumā	لُبِّسَا lubbisā		لُبِّسْنَا lubbisnā	لُبِّسْتُمْ lubbistum	لُبِّسُوا lubbisū
	f		لُبِّسْتِ lubbisti	لُبِّسَتْ lubbisat			لُبِّسَتَا lubbisatā			لُبِّسْتُنَّ lubbistunna	لُبِّسْنَ lubbisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُلَبَّسُ ʔulabbasu	تُلَبَّسُ tulabbasu	يُلَبَّسُ yulabbasu		تُلَبَّسَانِ tulabbasāni	يُلَبَّسَانِ yulabbasāni		نُلَبَّسُ nulabbasu	تُلَبَّسُونَ tulabbasūna	يُلَبَّسُونَ yulabbasūna
	f		تُلَبَّسِينَ tulabbasīna	تُلَبَّسُ tulabbasu			تُلَبَّسَانِ tulabbasāni			تُلَبَّسْنَ tulabbasna	يُلَبَّسْنَ yulabbasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُلَبَّسَ ʔulabbasa	تُلَبَّسَ tulabbasa	يُلَبَّسَ yulabbasa		تُلَبَّسَا tulabbasā	يُلَبَّسَا yulabbasā		نُلَبَّسَ nulabbasa	تُلَبَّسُوا tulabbasū	يُلَبَّسُوا yulabbasū
	f		تُلَبَّسِي tulabbasī	تُلَبَّسَ tulabbasa			تُلَبَّسَا tulabbasā			تُلَبَّسْنَ tulabbasna	يُلَبَّسْنَ yulabbasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُلَبَّسْ ʔulabbas	تُلَبَّسْ tulabbas	يُلَبَّسْ yulabbas		تُلَبَّسَا tulabbasā	يُلَبَّسَا yulabbasā		نُلَبَّسْ nulabbas	تُلَبَّسُوا tulabbasū	يُلَبَّسُوا yulabbasū
	f		تُلَبَّسِي tulabbasī	تُلَبَّسْ tulabbas			تُلَبَّسَا tulabbasā			تُلَبَّسْنَ tulabbasna	يُلَبَّسْنَ yulabbasna

Noun

لُبْس • (lubs) m

1. verbal noun of لَبِسَ (labisa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun لُبْس (lubs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُبْس lubs	اللُّبْس al-lubs	لُبْس lubs
Nominative	لُبْسٌ lubsun	اللُّبْسُ al-lubsu	لُبْسُ lubsu
Accusative	لُبْسًا lubsan	اللُّبْسَ al-lubsa	لُبْسَ lubsa
Genitive	لُبْسٍ lubsin	اللُّبْسِ al-lubsi	لُبْسِ lubsi

Noun

لِبْس • (libs) m (plural لُبُوس (lubūs))

1. covering, tegument
   • 7th century CE, Sunan an-Nasāʾiyy, 41:34:

     هَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ لُبُوسِ جُلُودِ السِّبَاعِ وَٱلرُّكُوبِ عَلَيْهَا

     hal taʕlamu ʔanna rasūla l-lahi ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama nahā ʕan lubūsi julūdi s-sibāʕi war-rukūbi ʕalayhā

     Do you know that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade wearing the hides of predators and riding on them?

Declension

Declension of noun لِبْس (libs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِبْس libs	اللِّبْس al-libs	لِبْس libs
Nominative	لِبْسٌ libsun	اللِّبْسُ al-libsu	لِبْسُ libsu
Accusative	لِبْسًا libsan	اللِّبْسَ al-libsa	لِبْسَ libsa
Genitive	لِبْسٍ libsin	اللِّبْسِ al-libsi	لِبْسِ libsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِبْسَيْن libsayn	اللِّبْسَيْن al-libsayn	لِبْسَيْ libsay
Nominative	لِبْسَانِ libsāni	اللِّبْسَانِ al-libsāni	لِبْسَا libsā
Accusative	لِبْسَيْنِ libsayni	اللِّبْسَيْنِ al-libsayni	لِبْسَيْ libsay
Genitive	لِبْسَيْنِ libsayni	اللِّبْسَيْنِ al-libsayni	لِبْسَيْ libsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُبُوس lubūs	اللُّبُوس al-lubūs	لُبُوس lubūs
Nominative	لُبُوسٌ lubūsun	اللُّبُوسُ al-lubūsu	لُبُوسُ lubūsu
Accusative	لُبُوسًا lubūsan	اللُّبُوسَ al-lubūsa	لُبُوسَ lubūsa
Genitive	لُبُوسٍ lubūsin	اللُّبُوسِ al-lubūsi	لُبُوسِ lubūsi

Noun

لَبْس • (labs) m

1. verbal noun of لَبَسَ (labasa) (form I)
2. conflation, confusion
3. (linguistics) ambiguity

   Synonym: اِلْتِبَاس (iltibās)

Declension

Declension of noun لَبْس (labs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَبْس labs	اللَّبْس al-labs	لَبْس labs
Nominative	لَبْسٌ labsun	اللَّبْسُ al-labsu	لَبْسُ labsu
Accusative	لَبْسًا labsan	اللَّبْسَ al-labsa	لَبْسَ labsa
Genitive	لَبْسٍ labsin	اللَّبْسِ al-labsi	لَبْسِ labsi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “لبس”, 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 81

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَبِسَ (labisa).

Verb

1. to wear (to have on (clothes))

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَبَّسَ (labbasa).

Verb

1. (transitive) to dress

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ل ب س
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَبِسَ (labisa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lbas/

Verb

لبس • (lbas) I (non-past يلبس (yilbas))

1. to wear; to put on

   لبست لبسة العرس

   lbast labsat el-ʕurs

   I wore my wedding dress.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From Arabic لَبَّسَ (labbasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lab.bas/

Verb

لبس • (labbas) II (non-past يلبس (ylabbas))

1. (transitive) to dress

   لبسناهم أحسن لباس

   labbasnāhum ʔaḥsan lbās

   We dressed them with the best clothing.

Related terms

• لبسة (labsa)
• لباس (lbās)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ب س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic لَبَسَ (labasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bas/, [ˈla.bas]
• IPA^(key): /li.bis/, [ˈli.bɪs]

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Verb

لَبَس or لِبِس • (labas or libis) I (present بلبس (bilbis), active participle لابس (lābes))

1. to get dressed, to put on (clothes), to wear

   Antonym: شلح (šalaḥ)

   أي حدا مريض لازم يلبس كمّامة طبّيّة.

   ʔayy ḥada marīḍ lāzem yilbis kammāme ṭabbiyye

   Anyone who is sick must wear a face (lit. medical) mask.

Conjugation

Conjugation of لبس (labas)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	لبست (labast)	لبست (labast)	لبس (labas)		لبسنا (labasna)	لبستو (labastu)	لبسو (labasu)
	f		لبستي (labasti)	لبست (labsat)
present	m	بلبس (balbis)	بتلبس (btilbis)	بلبس (bilbis)		منلبس (mnilbis)	بتلبسو (btilbisu)	بلبسو (bilbisu)
	f		بتلبسي (btilbisi)	بتلبس (btilbis)
subjunctive	m	ألبس (ʔalbis)	تلبس (tilbis)	يلبس (yilbis)		نلبس (nilbis)	تلبسو (tilbisu)	يلبسو (yilbisu)
	f		تلبسي (tilbisi)	تلبس (tilbis)
imperative	m		البس (ilbis)				البسو (ilbisu)
	f		البسي (ilbisi)

Conjugation of لبس (libis)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	لبست (lbist)	لبست (lbist)	لبس (libis)		لبسنا (lbisna)	لبستو (lbistu)	لبسو (libsu)
	f		لبستي (lbisti)	لبست (libsat)
present	m	بلبس (balbis)	بتلبس (btilbis)	بلبس (bilbis)		منلبس (mnilbis)	بتلبسو (btilbisu)	بلبسو (bilbisu)
	f		بتلبسي (btilbisi)	بتلبس (btilbis)
subjunctive	m	ألبس (ʔalbis)	تلبس (tilbis)	يلبس (yilbis)		نلبس (nilbis)	تلبسو (tilbisu)	يلبسو (yilbisu)
	f		تلبسي (tilbisi)	تلبس (tilbis)
imperative	m		البس (ilbis)				البسو (ilbisu)
	f		البسي (ilbisi)