لعب

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See also: لغت

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /la.ʕi.ba/
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Verb

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لَعِبَ (laʕiba) I (non-past يَلْعَبُ (yalʕabu), verbal noun لُعْب (luʕb) or لِعْب (liʕb) or لَعِب (laʕib) or تَلْعَاب (talʕāb))

  1. to play
    الْأَطْفَالُ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِم.
    al-ʔaṭfālu yalʕabūna fī l-ḥadīqati maʕa ʔaṣdiqāʔihim.
    The children play in the park with their friends.
  2. to trick, to cheat
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Etymology 1.2

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Verb

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لَعَّبَ (laʕʕaba) II (non-past يُلَعِّبُ (yulaʕʕibu), verbal noun تَلْعِيب (talʕīb))

  1. to cause to play, to set in motion
  2. to wag
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Etymology 1.3

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Noun

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لَعْب or لِعْب or لَعِب (laʕb or liʕb or laʕibm (collective, plural أَلْعَاب (ʔalʕāb))

  1. verbal noun of لَعَبَ (laʕaba) (form I)
  2. game
  3. sport, amusement, diversion
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Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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لُعْب (luʕbm

  1. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
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Etymology 1.5

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Noun

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لِعْب (liʕbm

  1. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
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Etymology 1.6

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Noun

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لَعِب (laʕibm

  1. verbal noun of لَعِبَ (laʕiba) (form I)
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Etymology 1.7

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Adjective

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لَعِب (laʕib)

  1. funny, amusing
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Etymology 1.8

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Noun

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لُعَب (luʕabf pl

  1. plural of لُعْبَة (luʕba, toy)

Etymology 2.1

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Root
ل ع ب (l ʕ b)
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Verb

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لَعَبَ or لَعِبَ (laʕaba or laʕiba) I (non-past يَلْعَبُ (yalʕabu), verbal noun لَعْب (laʕb))

  1. to slobber, to drool
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Etymology 2.2

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Noun

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لَعْب (laʕbm

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

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Noun

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لعب (la'b)

  1. game

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ل ع ب
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Etymology

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From Arabic لَعِبَ (laʕiba).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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لعب (liʕib) 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

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    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)

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Urdu

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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لَعْب (la'bm (Hindi spelling लाब)

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

References

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  • لعب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • لعب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.