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لَعْب
play /ˈlaʕb/
nounA1#543 most common
Also: playing, game, sport
Example sentences
الأَطْفَالُ يُحِبُّونَ اللَّعْبَ.
Children love play.
اللَّعْبُ مَعَ الأَصْدِقَاءِ مُمْتِعٌ.
Playing with friends is fun.
حَانَ وَقْتُ اللَّعْبِ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.
It is time to play in the park.
يَقْضِي الطِّفْلُ سَاعَاتٍ طَوِيلَةً فِي اللَّعْبِ بَدَلَ الدِّرَاسَةِ.
The child spends long hours playing instead of studying.
اللَّعْبُ النَّظِيفُ رُوحُ الرِّيَاضَةِ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ.
Fair play is the true spirit of sport.
لَا يُمْكِنُ اخْتِزَالُ اللَّعْبِ فِي مُجَرَّدِ تَسْلِيَةٍ، فَهُوَ وَسِيلَةٌ أَسَاسِيَّةٌ لِنُمُوِّ الطِّفْلِ الْمَعْرِفِيِّ.
Play cannot be reduced to mere amusement; it is a basic means for a child's cognitive growth.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لَعْبٌ | أَلْعَابٌ |
| Genitive | لَعْبٍ | أَلْعَابٍ |
| Accusative | لَعْبًا | أَلْعَابًا |
| Vocative | يَا لَعْبُ | يَا أَلْعَابُ |
Word family
Etymology
لَعْب is the verbal noun of لَعِبَ, to play, from the triliteral root l-ʿ-b. The root carries the sense of play, sport, and jest across its derivatives. Related words include لُعْبة, a toy or game, مَلْعَب, a playground or stadium, and لاعِب, a player.
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