اللحن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns melody, tune, and musicality, but extends to understanding, meaning, and subtle communication. It also encompasses errors in pronunciation or recitation, and the act of making such mistakes.

Derived headwords

اللَّحْنnoun

1.
Melody, tuneboth
A structured and composed sound, often referring to a musical piece or melody.
2.
Error in recitationclassical
A mistake made in the pronunciation or recitation of text, particularly in religious contexts like Quranic recitation.
3.
Language, dialectclassical
The way a language is spoken, or a specific dialect.

أَلْحَانnoun

1.
Melodies, tunesboth
The plural form of 'lahn', referring to multiple melodies or musical compositions.

لُحُونnoun

1.
Melodies, tunesboth
Another plural form of 'lahn', also referring to melodies or musical compositions.
2.
Errors in recitationclassical
Plural of 'lahn' when referring to mistakes in reading or recitation.

لَحَّنَverb

1.
To sing with melodyboth
To recite or sing something with a pleasing tune or melody.
2.
To make an errorclassical
To make a mistake in pronunciation or recitation.

لَحْنverb

1.
To make an errorclassical
To make a mistake in pronunciation or recitation.

لَاحَنَverb

1.
To understand subtlyclassical
To comprehend the underlying meaning or implication of something.
2.
To be astuteclassical
To be perceptive and understand the hidden meanings or intentions.

لَحَنَverb

1.
To be perceptiveclassical
To be quick to understand or grasp something, especially a subtle point.
2.
To awaken, to noticeclassical
To become aware of or attentive to something.

لَحِنَverb

1.
To be perceptiveclassical
To be quick to understand or grasp something, especially a subtle point.
2.
To awaken, to noticeclassical
To become aware of or attentive to something.

لَاحِنadjective

1.
Astute, perceptiveclassical
One who is knowledgeable about the consequences or implications of speech.

لَحَّانadjective

1.
Very musicalclassical
One who is skilled in melody or song.

لَحَّانَةnoun

1.
Skill in melodyclassical
The quality of being skilled in composing or singing melodies.

لَحْنَةnoun

1.
Error in recitationclassical
A mistake made in pronunciation or recitation.
2.
One who errsclassical
A person who makes mistakes in recitation.

لَحْنَةnoun

1.
One who errs greatlyclassical
A person who frequently makes significant errors in recitation.

أَلْحَنَverb

1.
To make understoodboth
To cause someone to understand something.

فَلَحَّنَهُverb

1.
To understand itboth
To comprehend or grasp the meaning of something.

لَحَنَ لَهُverb

1.
To speak to him subtlyclassical
To say something to someone in a way that they understand but others do not.

لَحَنَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
To incline towards himclassical
To be drawn to or favor someone.

لَاحَنَهُمْverb

1.
To be astute with themclassical
To be perceptive and understand their hidden meanings or intentions.

Parallel reading

من الأصوات المصوغة الموضوعة ج: ألحان ولحون

Of composed and established sounds, plural: melodies and tunes.

ولحن في قراءته: طرب فيها

And he recited it with melody: he took pleasure in it.

واللغة، والخطأ في القراءة

And language, and error in recitation.

كاللحون واللحانة واللحانية واللحن، محركة.

Like errors in recitation, and the state of making errors, and the state of making errors, and error (all vocalized).

لحن، كجعل، فهو لاحن ولحان ولحانة ولحنة: كثيره.

He made a mistake, like 'he made', so he is one who makes mistakes, and one who makes many mistakes, and one who makes many mistakes, and one who makes mistakes: meaning he makes many.

ولحنه: خطأه.

And his mistake: his error.

واللحنة: من يلحن.

And the 'lahnah': one who makes a mistake.

وكهمزة: من يلحن الناس كثيرا.

And like 'hamzah': one who makes many mistakes for people.

ولحن له: قال له قولا يفهمه عنه ويخفى على غيره

And he spoke subtly to him: he said to him a saying that he understood but was hidden from others.

و إليه: مال.

And he inclined towards him: he favored him.

وألحنه القول: أفهمه إياه

And he made the saying understood to him: he made him understand it.

فَلَحَّنَهُ، كَسَمِعَهُ وَجَعَلَهُ: فَهِمَهُ.

So he understood it, like 'he heard it' and 'he made it': he comprehended it.

واللاحن: العالم بعواقب الكلام.

And the 'lahin': the one knowledgeable about the consequences of speech.

ولحن، كفرح: فطن لحجته، وانتبه.

And he was perceptive, like 'he rejoiced': he grasped its implication and became aware.

ولاحنهم: فاطنهم.

And he was astute with them: he understood their hidden meanings.

وفي لحن القول: في فحواه ومعناه.

And in the subtle meaning of the speech: in its implication and its meaning.