لواء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ي‎ (l-w-y), as لَوَى‎ (lawā, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

Noun 1: IPA^(key): /li.waːʔ/,
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Noun 2: IPA^(key): /law.waːʔ/

Noun

لِوَاء • (liwāʔ) m (dual لِوَاءَانِ‎ (liwāʔāni), plural أَلْوِيَة‎ (ʔalwiya) or أَلْوِيَات‎ (ʔalwiyāt))

banner, flag, standard
Synonyms: رَايَة‎ (rāya), عَلَم‎ (ʕalam), سَنْجَق‎ (sanjaq), بَيْرَق‎ (bayraq), بَنْد‎ (band)
(military) brigade
(military) major general
province, district

Declension

Declension of noun لِوَاء (liwāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِوَاء liwāʔ	اللِّوَاء‎ al-liwāʔ	لِوَاء liwāʔ
Nominative	لِوَاءٌ liwāʔun	اللِّوَاءُ‎ al-liwāʔu	لِوَاءُ liwāʔu
Accusative	لِوَاءً liwāʔan	اللِّوَاءَ‎ al-liwāʔa	لِوَاءَ liwāʔa
Genitive	لِوَاءٍ liwāʔin	اللِّوَاءِ‎ al-liwāʔi	لِوَاءِ liwāʔi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِوَاءَيْن‎ liwāʔayn	اللِّوَاءَيْن‎ al-liwāʔayn	لِوَاءَيْ‎ liwāʔay
Nominative	لِوَاءَانِ‎ liwāʔāni	اللِّوَاءَانِ‎ al-liwāʔāni	لِوَاءَا‎ liwāʔā
Accusative	لِوَاءَيْنِ‎ liwāʔayni	اللِّوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-liwāʔayni	لِوَاءَيْ‎ liwāʔay
Genitive	لِوَاءَيْنِ‎ liwāʔayni	اللِّوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-liwāʔayni	لِوَاءَيْ‎ liwāʔay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْوِيَة‎‎; أَلْوِيَات‎ ʔalwiya‎; ʔalwiyāt	الْأَلْوِيَة‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَات‎ al-ʔalwiya‎; al-ʔalwiyāt	أَلْوِيَة‎‎; أَلْوِيَات‎ ʔalwiyat‎; ʔalwiyāt
Nominative	أَلْوِيَةٌ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتٌ‎ ʔalwiyatun‎; ʔalwiyātun	الْأَلْوِيَةُ‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتُ‎ al-ʔalwiyatu‎; al-ʔalwiyātu	أَلْوِيَةُ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتُ‎ ʔalwiyatu‎; ʔalwiyātu
Accusative	أَلْوِيَةً‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ‎ ʔalwiyatan‎; ʔalwiyātin	الْأَلْوِيَةَ‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ‎ al-ʔalwiyata‎; al-ʔalwiyāti	أَلْوِيَةَ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ‎ ʔalwiyata‎; ʔalwiyāti
Genitive	أَلْوِيَةٍ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتٍ‎ ʔalwiyatin‎; ʔalwiyātin	الْأَلْوِيَةِ‎‎; الْأَلْوِيَاتِ‎ al-ʔalwiyati‎; al-ʔalwiyāti	أَلْوِيَةِ‎‎; أَلْوِيَاتِ‎ ʔalwiyati‎; ʔalwiyāti

Descendants

→ Malay: liwa
- → Indonesian: liwa
→ Ottoman Turkish: لوا‎ (liva)
- Turkish: liva

Noun

لَوَّاء • (lawwāʔ) m

wryneck

Declension

Declension of noun لَوَّاء (lawwāʔ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَوَّاء lawwāʔ	اللَّوَّاء‎ al-lawwāʔ	لَوَّاء lawwāʔ
Nominative	لَوَّاءٌ lawwāʔun	اللَّوَّاءُ‎ al-lawwāʔu	لَوَّاءُ lawwāʔu
Accusative	لَوَّاءً lawwāʔan	اللَّوَّاءَ‎ al-lawwāʔa	لَوَّاءَ lawwāʔa
Genitive	لَوَّاءٍ lawwāʔin	اللَّوَّاءِ‎ al-lawwāʔi	لَوَّاءِ lawwāʔi

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