# ولع
## Arabic

* Root
* و ل ع (w l ʕ)
* 4 terms

### Verb

وَلَعَ • (walaʕa) I (non-past يَلَعُ (yalaʕu), verbal noun وَلْع (walʕ) or وَلْعَان (walʕān))
* to lighten, to alleviate, to lift
* to lie, to sham

#### Conjugation
### Verb

وَلِعَ • (waliʕa) I (non-past يَوْلَعُ (yawlaʕu), verbal noun وَلَع (walaʕ) or وَلُوع (walūʕ))
* to be ablaze, to be on fire
* to be in love, to be passionate, to be enthusiastic, to grow fond

#### Conjugation
### Verb

وَلَّعَ • (wallaʕa) II (non-past يُوَلِّعُ (yuwalliʕu), verbal noun تَوْلِيع (tawlīʕ))
* to set ablaze, to set on fire, to inflame
* to enamour, to mesmerize

#### Conjugation
### Noun

وَلْع • (walʕ) m
* verbal noun of وَلَعَ (walaʕa) (form I)

#### Declension
### Noun

وَلَع • (walaʕ) m
* verbal noun of وَلِعَ (waliʕa) (form I)
* penchant, fondness, passion
* fetish

#### Declension
### Adjective

وَلِع • (waliʕ) (feminine وَلِعَة (waliʕa), masculine plural وَلِعُونَ (waliʕūna), feminine plural وَلِعَات (waliʕāt))
* ablaze, on fire
* in love, passionate, fond

#### Declension
### References

* “ولع” in Almaany
* Freytag, Georg (1837) “ولع”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 504
* Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “ولع”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎ (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C$^{ie}$, page 1604
* Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ولع”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1436

## Persian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَلَع (walaʕ).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [wa.ˈlaʔ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [wä.lǽʔ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [wä.lǽʔ]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [wä.lǽ]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [wä.lǽ]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [væ.lǽʔ]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [vä.lǽʔ]

### Noun

ولع • (vala')
* intense yearning, ardor, (physical) passion

### Further reading

* Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ولع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

## South Levantine Arabic

* Root
* و ل ع
* 1 term

### Etymology

From Arabic وَلَّعَ (wallaʕa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wal.laʕ/, [ˈwal.laʕ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Verb

ولّع • (wallaʕ) II (present بولّع (biwalleʕ))
* to set on fire, to light on fire
    Synonym: شعّل (šaʕʕal)

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of ولّع (wallaʕ) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | ولّعت (wallaʕt) | ولّعت (wallaʕt) | ولّع (wallaʕ) | ولّعنا (wallaʕna) | ولّعتو (wallaʕtu) | ولّعو (wallaʕu) |
| past | f | ولّعت (wallaʕt) | ولّعتي (wallaʕti) | ولّعت (wallaʕat) | ولّعنا (wallaʕna) | ولّعتو (wallaʕtu) | ولّعو (wallaʕu) |
| present | m | بولّع (bawalleʕ) | بتولّع (bitwalleʕ) | بولّع (biwalleʕ) | منولّع (minwalleʕ) | بتولّعو (bitwallʕu) | بولّعو (biwallʕu) |
| present | f | بولّع (bawalleʕ) | بتولّعي (bitwallʕi) | بتولّع (bitwalleʕ) | منولّع (minwalleʕ) | بتولّعو (bitwallʕu) | بولّعو (biwallʕu) |
| subjunctive | m | اولّع (awalleʕ) | تولّع (twalleʕ) | يولّع (ywalleʕ) | نولّع (nwalleʕ) | تولّعو (twallʕu) | يولّعو (ywallʕu) |
| subjunctive | f | اولّع (awalleʕ) | تولّعي (twallʕi) | تولّع (twalleʕ) | نولّع (nwalleʕ) | تولّعو (twallʕu) | يولّعو (ywallʕu) |
| imperative | m | | ولّع (walleʕ) | | | ولّعو (wallʕu) | |
| imperative | f | | ولّعي (wallʕi) | | | ولّعو (wallʕu) | |