Lane’s articleلَوْ8 senses · 1 main
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See مَصْدَرِيَّةٌ.
1.1used as a particle expressing a wish—لِلتَّمَنِّى
See the Qur'ān 2:162, and Jel on the same place. See also كَرَّةٌ.
1.2had this been, or if this were, that would have been—لَوْ كَانَ هٰذَا لَكَانَ ذَاكَ
1.3pray, whether you are able to stand or unable to do so—صَلِّ وَلَوْ عَجَزْتَ عَنِ القِيَامِ
That is: pray, even if you are unable to stand.
Given under the article ان.
1.4
See also the examples given under أَنَّ and بَلَّ.
1.5often begins a sentence that is broken off and left unfinished—لَوْ
1.6
لَوْ in the sense of أَنْ: see وَدَّ.
1.7
لَوْ تُسَوَّى بِهِمُ الأَرْضُ: see بِ, as synonymous with عَلَى.
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: see مَصْدَرِيَّةٌ . It is used as an optative particle, لِلتَّمَنِّى . See Kur, ii. 162; and Jel, ibid. See also كَرَّةٌ . لَوْ كَانَ هٰذَا لَكَانَ ذَاكَ Had this been, or if this were, that had been, or would have been. صَلِّ وَلَوْ عَجَزْتَ عَنِ القِيَامِ means [Pray thou though thou be unable to stand; i. e.] pray thou whether thou be able to stand or unable to do so. (Msb in art. ان .) See also exs. voce أَنَّ , and بَلَّ . لَوْ often begins a sentence ending with an aposiopesis. لَوْ meaning أَنْ : see وَدَّ . لَوْ تُسَوَّى بِهِمُ الأَرْضُ : see بِ as syn. with عَلَى .