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لَوْز

almond(s) /ˈlawz/

nounB2#4034 most common

Also: almond tree

Example sentences

أُحِبُّ اللَّوْزَ.
I love almonds.
أَشْتَرِي كِيسَ لَوْزٍ مِنَ السُّوقِ.
I buy a bag of almonds from the market.
تُضَافُ حَبَّاتُ اللَّوْزِ إِلَى الْحَلْوَى الْمَغْرِبِيَّةِ.
Almond pieces are added to Moroccan sweets.
يُعَدُّ حَلِيبُ اللَّوْزِ بَدِيلًا شَائِعًا لِلْحَلِيبِ عِنْدَ مَنْ يُعَانُونَ مِنْ حَسَاسِيَّةِ اللَّاكْتُوز.
Almond milk is a common substitute for milk among people with lactose sensitivity.
تَنْمُو أَشْجَارُ اللَّوْزِ فِي مَنَاطِقَ الْمُنَاخِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِيِّ وَتُزْهِرُ مُبَكِّرًا فِي أَوَاخِرِ الشِّتَاءِ.
Almond trees grow in Mediterranean-climate regions and blossom early in late winter.
عُرِفَ اللَّوْزُ الْمُرُّ تَارِيخِيًّا بِاسْتِخْدَامَاتِهِ الطِّبِّيَّةِ رَغْمَ احْتِوَائِهِ عَلَى مُرَكَّبَاتٍ سَامَّةٍ إِنْ لَمْ يُعَالَجْ بِالشَّكْلِ الْمُنَاسِبِ.
Bitter almonds were historically known for their medicinal uses, despite containing toxic compounds if not properly processed.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeلَوْزٌأَلْوَازٌ
Genitiveلَوْزٍأَلْوَازٍ
Accusativeلَوْزًاأَلْوَازًا
Vocativeيَا لَوْزُيَا أَلْوَازُ

Word family

لَوْزَةa single almond
لَوْزِيّalmond-shaped or almond-colored
لَوْزَتَانthe tonsils (literally 'the two almonds')
حَلِيب اللَّوْزalmond milk

Etymology

لَوْز is an old Semitic word for the almond, not a native Arabic derivation from a verb root. It has direct relatives in other Semitic languages, including biblical Hebrew, where the same word names the almond tree. The word likely spread across the region with the tree and its trade long before classical Arabic took shape.

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