ليث

See also: ليت and لیب

Arabic

لَيْثٌ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lajθ/
• (Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /leθ/

Noun

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

1. lion

   Synonym: أَسَد (ʔasad)

   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi

     إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً / فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ

     ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan / falā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu

     When you see the lion’s fangs protruding, / Think not that the lion is smiling.

Declension

Declension of noun لَيْث (layṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

Proper noun

لَيْث • (layṯ) m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of noun لَيْث (layṯ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	لَيْث layṯ	—
Nominative	—	لَيْثٌ layṯun	—
Accusative	—	لَيْثًا layṯan	—
Genitive	—	لَيْثٍ layṯin	—

Descendants

• → English: Laith