اللسان

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the tongue, language, and communication. It extends to encompass speech, eloquence, messengers, and even specific plants and geographical locations named for their tongue-like shape or function.

Derived headwords

اللِّسَانnoun

1.
tongueboth
The organ of speech and taste in the mouth. It is also used metaphorically for language or speech.
2.
languageboth
The system of communication used by a particular community or country.
3.
messageclassical
A communication or report conveyed or sent.
4.
speakerboth
One who speaks on behalf of a group.
5.
land/regionclassical
A specific area of land, notably a region in Kufa.
6.
poetclassical
A poet from Persia, specifically from the Banu Manqir.
7.
flameboth
The tongue of fire.

أَلْسِنَةnoun

1.
tonguesboth
The plural of 'لسان' (tongue), referring to multiple tongues or languages.

أَلْسُنnoun

1.
tonguesboth
Another plural form of 'لسان' (tongue).

لِسْنnoun

1.
speechclassical
Words or talk.
2.
languageclassical
A system of communication.
3.
tongueclassical
The organ of speech.

لُسْنnoun

1.
eloquenceboth
Fluent or persuasive speaking.

لَسِنadjective

1.
eloquentboth
Fluent and persuasive in speech.

أَلْسَنadjective

1.
eloquentboth
Possessing great eloquence and fluency of speech.

لِسَانُ الحَمْلnoun

1.
plantainboth
A plant known for its medicinal properties, used for various ailments including toothache, wounds, and bleeding.

لِسَانُ الثَّوْرnoun

1.
borageboth
A plant known for its mood-lifting and purgative properties, beneficial for heart palpitations.

لِسَانُ العَصَافِيرnoun

1.
wych elm fruitboth
The fruit of the elm tree, known for its medicinal benefits, particularly for flank pain and kidney stones.

لِسَانُ الكَلْبnoun

1.
dog's tongue plantboth
A plant with fine seeds and a white root, used to heal sores and benefit the spleen.

لِسَانُ السَّبُعnoun

1.
lion's tongue plantboth
A plant whose boiled water is beneficial for kidney stones.

أَلْسَنَهُverb

1.
to informclassical
To convey a message or information to someone.

لَسَنَهُverb

1.
to seize by the tongueclassical
To grasp someone's tongue, metaphorically or literally.
2.
to overcome in argumentclassical
To defeat someone in a debate or verbal dispute.
3.
to trim the sole of a sandalclassical
To shape the front part of a sandal.
4.
to kiss a slave girl's tongueclassical
A specific act of kissing a female slave's tongue.
5.
to stingclassical
The action of a scorpion stinging.

المُلَسَّنadjective

1.
liarclassical
One who habitually tells lies.

أَلْسَنَهُ فَصِيلاًverb

1.
to lend a camel's young for sucklingclassical
To lend a young camel to another so its mother can be milked as if it were one's own.

تَلَسَّنَ الفَصِيلverb

1.
to be suckled by a borrowed motherclassical
The action of a young camel being milked by its borrowed mother.

لِسَانnoun

1.
herbclassical
A type of herb.

لِسْنُونَةname

1.
a place nameclassical
A geographical location.

مِنْبَرnoun

1.
stone at a den entranceclassical
A stone placed at the entrance of a den built for a hyena.

الإِلْسَانnoun

1.
delivery of a messageclassical
The act of conveying a message or report.

أَلْسِنْ لِيverb

1.
convey to meclassical
To inform me or deliver something to me.

المُتَلَسِّنَةadjective

1.
camel that has been milked by a borrowed youngclassical
A female camel that has been milked using the method described for 'تلسن الفصيل'.

المِلْسَنَةadjective

1.
slender and graceful sandalclassical
A sandal characterized by its length and delicate shape, resembling a tongue.
2.
woman with slender feetclassical
A woman whose feet are described as long and graceful.

تَلَسَّنَ الجَمْرverb

1.
embers glowedboth
The embers of a fire began to glow or flicker like tongues.

Parallel reading

اللسان: المقول، ويؤنث ج: ألسنة وألسن ولسن، واللغة، والرسالة، والمتكلم عن القوم

The tongue: that which is spoken, and it is feminine; its plurals are 'alsinah', 'alsun', and 'lisn'; and language, and the message, and the one who speaks for the people.

ولسان الحمل: نبات، أصله يمضغ لوجع السن، وورقه قابض مجفف نافع ضماده للقروح الخبيثة

And plantain: a plant, its root is chewed for toothache, and its leaf is astringent, drying, beneficial when applied as a poultice to malignant sores.

ولسان الثور: نبات مفرح جدا، ملين، يخرج المرة الصفراء، نافع للخفقان

And borage: a plant, very joyful, a laxative, expels yellow bile, beneficial for palpitations.

ولسان العصافير: ثمر شجر الدردار، باهي جدا، نافع من وجع الخاصرة، والخفقان، مفتت للحصى

And wych elm fruit: the fruit of the elm tree, very splendid, beneficial for flank pain and palpitations, a breaker of stones.

ولسان الكلب: نبات له بزر دقيق أصهب، وله أصل أبيض ذو شعب متشبكة، يدمل القروح، وينفع الطحال

And dog's tongue: a plant with fine, reddish seeds, and it has a white root with intertwined branches, it heals sores and benefits the spleen.

ولسان السبع: نبات، شرب ماء مطبوخه نافع للحصاة

And lion's tongue: a plant, drinking the water of its decoction is beneficial for kidney stones.

وألسنه قوله: أبلغه

And 'alsanahu' means his saying: 'I informed him'.

واللسن، بالكسر: الكلام، واللغة، واللسان، ومحركا: الفصاحة

And 'lisn', with kasra: speech, language, tongue; and with haraka (fatha): eloquence.

فهو لسن وألسن

So he is 'lasin' (eloquent) and 'alsan' (more eloquent).

ولسنه: أخذه بلسانه، وغلبه في الملاسنة للمناطقة

And 'lasanahu': to seize him by his tongue; and to overcome him in verbal sparring for debaters.

والملسون: الكذاب

And 'al-malsun': the liar.

وألسنه فصيلا: أعاره إياه ليلقيه على ناقته، فتدر عليه، فيحلبها، كأنه أعاره لسان فصيله

And 'alsanahu faṣīlan': to lend it (the young camel) to him so he puts it on his she-camel, and she yields milk to it, and he milks her, as if he lent him the tongue of his young camel.

واللسان، كزنار: عشبة

And 'al-lisān', like 'zinār': a herb.

والإلسان: الإبلاغ للرسالة

And 'al-ilsān': the delivery of the message.

ألسني فلانا، وألسن لي فلانا كذا وكذا، أي: أبلغ لي

'Alsini fulanan', and 'alsan li fulanan kadha wa kadha', meaning: 'Inform me'.

وظهر الكوفة كان يقال له: اللسان

And the back of Kufa was called: 'al-Lisān'.

وهو لسان القوم: المتكلم عنهم

And he is the 'lisān' of the people: the speaker for them.

ولسان النار: شعلتها، وقد تلسن الجمر

And the tongue of fire: its flame, and the embers may glow.