ليث

See also: ليت‎ and لیب‎

Arabic

Cognate with Aramaic לֵיתָא‎ (lēṯā), Hebrew לַיִשׁ‎ (láyiš).

لَيْث • (layṯ) m (dual لَيْثَان‎ (layṯān), plural لُيُوث‎ (luyūṯ))

lion
- 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi
  ‏إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً / فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ‎‎
  ʾiḏā raʾayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan / falā taẓunnanna ʾanna l-layṯa yabtasimu
  If you see the lion’s fangs protruding, / Think not that the lion is smiling.

Declension of noun لَيْث (layṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْث layṯ	اللَّيْث‎ al-layṯ	لَيْث layṯ
Nominative	لَيْثٌ layṯun	اللَّيْثُ‎ al-layṯu	لَيْثُ layṯu
Accusative	لَيْثًا‎ layṯan	اللَّيْثَ‎ al-layṯa	لَيْثَ layṯa
Genitive	لَيْثٍ layṯin	اللَّيْثِ‎ al-layṯi	لَيْثِ layṯi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْثَيْن‎ layṯayn	اللَّيْثَيْن‎ al-layṯayn	لَيْثَيْ‎ layṯay
Nominative	لَيْثَانِ‎ layṯāni	اللَّيْثَانِ‎ al-layṯāni	لَيْثَا‎ layṯā
Accusative	لَيْثَيْنِ‎ layṯayni	اللَّيْثَيْنِ‎ al-layṯayni	لَيْثَيْ‎ layṯay
Genitive	لَيْثَيْنِ‎ layṯayni	اللَّيْثَيْنِ‎ al-layṯayni	لَيْثَيْ‎ layṯay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لُيُوث‎ luyūṯ	اللُّيُوث‎ al-luyūṯ	لُيُوث‎ luyūṯ
Nominative	لُيُوثٌ‎ luyūṯun	اللُّيُوثُ‎ al-luyūṯu	لُيُوثُ‎ luyūṯu
Accusative	لُيُوثًا‎ luyūṯan	اللُّيُوثَ‎ al-luyūṯa	لُيُوثَ‎ luyūṯa
Genitive	لُيُوثٍ‎ luyūṯin	اللُّيُوثِ‎ al-luyūṯi	لُيُوثِ‎ luyūṯi

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