لعل

العربية

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لعل¹

  • /la.ʕal.la/

Where it comes from

Univerbation of لَـ (la-, “truly, indeed, verily”) and عَلَّ (ʕalla).

particle لَعَلَّ · laʕalla · لَعَلِّي · لَعَلَّنَا

  1. hopefully
  2. in order, so that ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
  3. perhaps, maybe

لعل²

  • /laʕl/

Where it comes from

From Persian لال (lâl).

noun لَعْل · laʕl · اللَّعْل · لَعْلٌ

  1. a red gemstone, cornelian, garnet, spinel, tourmaline

In English

  • perhaps indicating a lack of certainty
  • maybe indicating a lack of certainty
  • spinel any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesiu

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"لعل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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لعل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84

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"لعل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {لعل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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