- Root
- لأي
- Name
- Boy's name
- Also written
- Loay · Luai · Louay · Luʾayy · لؤي
The name in the dictionary
ولاى أيضا: رجل، وتصغيره لؤى، ومنه لؤى بن غالب
“Laʾy is also a man; its diminutive is Luʾayy, and from it is Luʾayy son of Ghalib”
al-Sihah, vol. 6, p. 2478
واللاى على وزن اللعا: الثور الوحشى
“al-laʾa is the wild bull”
al-Sihah, vol. 6, p. 2478
In short
لُؤَيّ
Luay is the diminutive of Laʾy; al-laʾa is the wild bull. Al-Jawhari writes in al-Sihah: “Laʾy is also a man; its diminutive is Luʾayy, and from it is Luʾayy son of Ghalib.”
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Questions about the name Luay
What does the name Luay mean?
Luay is the diminutive of Laʾy; al-laʾa is the wild bull. Al-Jawhari writes in al-Sihah: “Laʾy is also a man; its diminutive is Luʾayy, and from it is Luʾayy son of Ghalib.”
How do you write Luay in Arabic?
Luay is written لؤي in Arabic; also spelled Loay, Luai, Louay, Luʾayy.
What is the root of the name Luay?
In the Arabic dictionaries, Luay goes back to the root ل · أ · ي.
How we researched it
References, by volume and page
- al-Sihah, vol. 6, p. 2478
We never write “personality traits” of a name, luck or numerology: the dictionaries say nothing of the kind. We give the meaning as the book gives it, and name the book, volume and page.