لعب

See also: لغت‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ل ع ب‎ (l-ʕ-b).

Verb

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

  1. to slobber, to drool

Etymology 2

  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. to play
  2. to trick, to cheat
Conjugation

Verb

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

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

Noun

لَعْب or لِعْب or لَعِب • (laʕb or liʕb or laʕib) m (collective, plural أَلْعَاب‎ (ʔalʕāb))

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

Noun

لُعَب • (luʕab) f pl

  1. plural of لُعْبَة‎ (luʕba, “toy”)

Noun

لُعْب • (luʕb) m

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

Noun

لِعْب • (liʕb) m

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

Noun

لَعِب • (laʕib) m

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

Adjective

لَعِب • (laʕib)

  1. funny, amusing
Declension

Noun

لَعْب • (laʕb) m

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

Baluchi

Noun

لعب • (la'b)

  1. game

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ل ع ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic لَعِبَ‎ (laʕiba).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

لعب • (liʕib) (form 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

    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

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

لَعْب • (la'b) m (Hindi spelling लाब)

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

References

  • “لعب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “لعب”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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