لوح

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل و ح (l-w-ḥ). Cognate with Hebrew לוּחַ (lúakh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lawħ/
  • (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /loːħ/

• Audio:

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Noun

لَوْح • (lawḥ) m (plural أَلْوَاح (ʔalwāḥ))

1. board, tablet, slab

Declension

Declension of noun لَوْح (lawḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَوْح lawḥ	اللَّوْح al-lawḥ	لَوْح lawḥ
Nominative	لَوْحٌ lawḥun	اللَّوْحُ al-lawḥu	لَوْحُ lawḥu
Accusative	لَوْحًا lawḥan	اللَّوْحَ al-lawḥa	لَوْحَ lawḥa
Genitive	لَوْحٍ lawḥin	اللَّوْحِ al-lawḥi	لَوْحِ lawḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَوْحَيْن lawḥayn	اللَّوْحَيْن al-lawḥayn	لَوْحَيْ lawḥay
Nominative	لَوْحَانِ lawḥāni	اللَّوْحَانِ al-lawḥāni	لَوْحَا lawḥā
Accusative	لَوْحَيْنِ lawḥayni	اللَّوْحَيْنِ al-lawḥayni	لَوْحَيْ lawḥay
Genitive	لَوْحَيْنِ lawḥayni	اللَّوْحَيْنِ al-lawḥayni	لَوْحَيْ lawḥay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْوَاح ʔalwāḥ	الْأَلْوَاح al-ʔalwāḥ	أَلْوَاح ʔalwāḥ
Nominative	أَلْوَاحٌ ʔalwāḥun	الْأَلْوَاحُ al-ʔalwāḥu	أَلْوَاحُ ʔalwāḥu
Accusative	أَلْوَاحًا ʔalwāḥan	الْأَلْوَاحَ al-ʔalwāḥa	أَلْوَاحَ ʔalwāḥa
Genitive	أَلْوَاحٍ ʔalwāḥin	الْأَلْوَاحِ al-ʔalwāḥi	أَلْوَاحِ ʔalwāḥi

Descendants

• Libyan Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
• South Levantine Arabic: لوح m (lōḥ)
• → Malay: lauh, loh
  • Indonesian: lauh, loh
• → Malay: alwah
  • Indonesian: alwah
• → Swahili: laha

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “لوح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ)

Noun

لوح • (lōḥ) m

1. plank, board
2. winnowing shovel
3. shoulder blade
4. sheet, plate
5. oaf

Libyan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːħ/

Noun

لوح (lōḥ) m

1. (uncountable, collective) wood

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /law.waħ/

Verb

لوح (lawwaḥ) II (non-past بلوح (ylawwaḥ))

1. to throw
2. to throw away, to discard

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːħ/, [loːħ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

لوح • (lōḥ) m (plural ألواح (ʔalwāḥ))

1. board, table