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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