لبناني
See also: لبنانی
Arabic
Etymology
لُبْنَان (lubnān, “Lebanon”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
Adjective
لُبْنَانِيّ • (lubnāniyy) (feminine لُبْنَانِيَّة (lubnāniyya), masculine plural لُبْنَانِيُّون (lubnāniyyūn), feminine plural لُبْنَانِيَّات (lubnāniyyāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | لُبْنَانِي lubnānī |
اللُّبْنَانِي al-lubnānī |
لُبْنَانِيَّة lubnāniyya |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّة al-lubnāniyya |
| nominative | لُبْنَانِيٌّ lubnāniyyun |
اللُّبْنَانِيُّ al-lubnāniyyu |
لُبْنَانِيَّةٌ lubnāniyyatun |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّةُ al-lubnāniyyatu |
| accusative | لُبْنَانِيًّا lubnāniyyan |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّ al-lubnāniyya |
لُبْنَانِيَّةً lubnāniyyatan |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّةَ al-lubnāniyyata |
| genitive | لُبْنَانِيٍّ lubnāniyyin |
اللُّبْنَانِيِّ al-lubnāniyyi |
لُبْنَانِيَّةٍ lubnāniyyatin |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّةِ al-lubnāniyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | لُبْنَانِيَّيْن lubnāniyyayn |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّيْن al-lubnāniyyayn |
لُبْنَانِيَّتَيْن lubnāniyyatayn |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّتَيْن al-lubnāniyyatayn |
| nominative | لُبْنَانِيَّانِ lubnāniyyāni |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّانِ al-lubnāniyyāni |
لُبْنَانِيَّتَانِ lubnāniyyatāni |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّتَانِ al-lubnāniyyatāni |
| accusative | لُبْنَانِيَّيْنِ lubnāniyyayni |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّيْنِ al-lubnāniyyayni |
لُبْنَانِيَّتَيْنِ lubnāniyyatayni |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-lubnāniyyatayni |
| genitive | لُبْنَانِيَّيْنِ lubnāniyyayni |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّيْنِ al-lubnāniyyayni |
لُبْنَانِيَّتَيْنِ lubnāniyyatayni |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّتَيْنِ al-lubnāniyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | لُبْنَانِيِّين lubnāniyyīn |
اللُّبْنَانِيِّين al-lubnāniyyīn |
لُبْنَانِيَّات lubnāniyyāt |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّات al-lubnāniyyāt |
| nominative | لُبْنَانِيُّونَ lubnāniyyūna |
اللُّبْنَانِيُّونَ al-lubnāniyyūna |
لُبْنَانِيَّاتٌ lubnāniyyātun |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّاتُ al-lubnāniyyātu |
| accusative | لُبْنَانِيِّينَ lubnāniyyīna |
اللُّبْنَانِيِّينَ al-lubnāniyyīna |
لُبْنَانِيَّاتٍ lubnāniyyātin |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّاتِ al-lubnāniyyāti |
| genitive | لُبْنَانِيِّينَ lubnāniyyīna |
اللُّبْنَانِيِّينَ al-lubnāniyyīna |
لُبْنَانِيَّاتٍ lubnāniyyātin |
اللُّبْنَانِيَّاتِ al-lubnāniyyāti |
North Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic لُبْنَانِيّ (lubnāniyy). By surface analysis, لِبْنَان (libnān, “Lebanon”) + ـِي (-i, “-ese”, nisba suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /libˈnaː.ni/
- (regional, Lebanon):
- IPA(key): /libˈneː.ne, -ni/
- (Beqaa, elsewhere regional) IPA(key): /lub-/
Noun
لِبْنَانِي • (libnāni) m (plural لِبْنَانِيِّة (libnāniyye) or لِبْنَانِيِّين (libnāniyyīn), feminine لِبْنَانِيِّة (libnāniyye))
- Lebanese person
Adjective
لِبْنَانِي • (libnāni) (feminine لِبْنَانِيِّة (libnāniyye), common plural لِبْنَانِيِّة (libnāniyye) or لِبْنَانِيِّين (libnāniyyīn))
Proper noun
لِبْنَانِي • (libnāni) m
- Lebanese Arabic (vernacular language spoken natively in Lebanon, typically only sedentary dialects)
Usage notes
- Also sees use by Lebanese nationalists to refer to the Lebanese vernacular as Lebanese per se, treating it as a language rather than a dialect of Arabic.
- Does not refer to Lebanese Standard Arabic, i.e. features of the Standard Arabic spoken by Lebanese people.
Further reading
- Lebanese Arabic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia