ليرة

See also: لیره

Arabic

Alternative forms

• لِيرَا (līrā)

Etymology

From Italian lira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laj.ra/

Noun

لَيْرَة • (layra) f (plural لَيْرَات (layrāt))

1. pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria and Lebanon
2. lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey
3. lira, a defunct currency formerly used in Italy
4. livre, a defunct currency formerly used in France

Usage notes

For the meaning “pound”, لَيْرَة (layra) refers only to the Lebanese pound and the Syrian pound. Most currencies called “pound” in English, including the pound sterling and the Egyptian pound, are known as جُنَيْه (junayh) in Arabic.

Declension

Declension of noun لَيْرَة (layra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْرَة layra	اللَّيْرَة al-layra	لَيْرَة layrat
Nominative	لَيْرَةٌ layratun	اللَّيْرَةُ al-layratu	لَيْرَةُ layratu
Accusative	لَيْرَةً layratan	اللَّيْرَةَ al-layrata	لَيْرَةَ layrata
Genitive	لَيْرَةٍ layratin	اللَّيْرَةِ al-layrati	لَيْرَةِ layrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْرَتَيْن layratayn	اللَّيْرَتَيْن al-layratayn	لَيْرَتَيْ layratay
Nominative	لَيْرَتَانِ layratāni	اللَّيْرَتَانِ al-layratāni	لَيْرَتَا layratā
Accusative	لَيْرَتَيْنِ layratayni	اللَّيْرَتَيْنِ al-layratayni	لَيْرَتَيْ layratay
Genitive	لَيْرَتَيْنِ layratayni	اللَّيْرَتَيْنِ al-layratayni	لَيْرَتَيْ layratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْرَات layrāt	اللَّيْرَات al-layrāt	لَيْرَات layrāt
Nominative	لَيْرَاتٌ layrātun	اللَّيْرَاتُ al-layrātu	لَيْرَاتُ layrātu
Accusative	لَيْرَاتٍ layrātin	اللَّيْرَاتِ al-layrāti	لَيْرَاتِ layrāti
Genitive	لَيْرَاتٍ layrātin	اللَّيْرَاتِ al-layrāti	لَيْرَاتِ layrāti

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• ليرا

Etymology

From Italian lira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leː.re/, [ˈleː.rˤɑ]
• IPA^(key): /leː.ra/, [ˈleː.rˤɑ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

ليرة • (lēra) f (plural ليرات (lērāt))

1. dinar, a denomination of currency used in Jordan

   Synonym: دينار (dinār)

2. pound, a denomination of currency used in Syria and Lebanon
3. lira, a denomination of currency used in Turkey

See also

• قرش (ʔirš, “piastre”)