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اللون

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of color, distinguishing one thing from another. It extends to encompass type, appearance, and even specific types of plants. It also relates to variability, changeability, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

اللَّوْنnoun
  1. 1.
    colorboth

    That which distinguishes one thing from another; the hue or appearance of something.

  2. 2.
    type, kindboth

    A category or sort of thing.

  3. 3.
    appearance, formboth

    The outward look or shape of something, such as blackness.

لَوْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    date palm clusterclassical

    A cluster of date palms.

لِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    date palm clusterclassical

    A cluster of date palms.

لَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    clusters of date palmsclassical

    A plural form for clusters of date palms.

لَيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    clusters of date palmsclassical

    A plural form for clusters of date palms.

المُتَلَوِّنadjective
  1. 1.
    changeable, inconsistentboth

    One who does not remain in a single disposition or state; fickle.

اللَّانname
  1. 1.
    Al-Lanclassical

    A place name, referring to lands in the vicinity of Armenia.

  2. 2.
    a tribeclassical

    A people or tribe located at the edge of Iram (Syria).

علانname
  1. 1.
    Al-lan (common pronunciation)classical

    A common pronunciation of 'Al-Lan', often used by the general populace.

اللَّانِيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Laniclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) or nisba (attribution) referring to Abu Abdullah Al-Lani, a teacher of princes.

وَنverb
  1. 1.
    to change colorboth

    To change in color; to become colored.

لُوَيْنname
  1. 1.
    Luwaynclassical

    A title or nickname given to Muhammad bin Sulaiman Al-Hafiz.

لَوْنname
  1. 1.
    Lawnclassical

    A title or nickname given to Muhammad bin Sulaiman Al-Hafiz.

Parallel reading

اللون: ما فصل بين الشيء وبين غيره
Color: that which distinguishes one thing from another.
والنوع
And the type.
وهيئة كالسواد
And an appearance like blackness.
والدقل من النخل، أو هو جماعة
And the Dagl from the date palms, or it is a group.
واحتها: لونة، بالضم، ولينة، بالكسر
Its singular is: lawnah (with damma), and leenah (with kasra).
وتجمع لينة على لين، ولين على ليان
And leenah is collected into layn, and layn into layan.
والمتلون: من لا يثبت على خلق واحد
And Al-Mutalawwin: one who does not remain in a single disposition.
واللان: بلاد، وأمة في طرف إرمينية
And Al-Lan: lands, and a people on the edge of Armenia.
وعلان لحن العامة
And 'Al-lan' is the pronunciation of the common people.
وأبو عبد الله اللاني: معلم الأمراء
And Abu Abdullah Al-Lani: a teacher of princes.
والون، كاسود: تلون
And 'wan', like 'aswad': to change color.
ولوين، كزبير، ولون: لقبا محمد بن سليمان الحافظ
And Luwayn, like 'zubayr', and Lawn: are titles of Muhammad bin Sulaiman Al-Hafiz.