لان

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of softness, gentleness, and yielding. It extends to describe a state of ease and comfort in life, as well as actions of appeasement and finding something pliable. It also includes geographical names and a personal name.

Derived headwords

لانَ يَلِينُverb

1.
to be soft, gentleboth
To become soft, pliable, or yielding in nature or disposition.
2.
to be lenientboth
To be mild and forbearing, not harsh or severe.

لِينًاnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessboth
The quality of being soft, pliable, or gentle.
2.
leniencyboth
Mildness and forbearance in dealing with others.

لُيُونًاnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessboth
A state of being soft, pliable, or gentle; a masdar of لان.

تَلِينُverb

1.
to become softboth
To become soft or pliable, often used in the context of the verb form.

لَيِّنٌadjective

1.
soft, gentleboth
Possessing the quality of softness, gentleness, or pliability.
2.
mild, lenientboth
Characterized by mildness and leniency.

لِينٌadjective

1.
soft, gentleboth
Possessing the quality of softness, gentleness, or pliability; often used as an intensive form.

لَيْنُونnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessclassical
A plural form of لَيِّنٌ, referring to softness or gentleness.

أَلِينَاnoun

1.
softness, gentlenessclassical
A plural form of لَيِّنٌ, referring to softness or gentleness.

لَيَّنَverb

1.
to softenboth
To make something soft, pliable, or gentle.
2.
to appeaseboth
To make someone calm or less angry; to pacify.

أَلَنَverb

1.
to softenboth
To make something soft or pliable; an alternative form to لَيَّنَ.

لِيَانnoun

1.
ease of livingclassical
A comfortable and prosperous state of life; a masdar of لان.

اسْتَلانَهُverb

1.
to find softboth
To perceive or discover something to be soft or pliable.

مَلِينَةnoun

1.
gentle dispositionboth
A quality of being gentle and approachable; leniency of character.

هَيِّنٌ لَيِّنٌadjective

1.
easygoing and gentleboth
Describing someone who is mild, easy to deal with, and not harsh.

مُلَايَنَةnoun

1.
appeasementboth
The act of making peace or coming to an agreement through gentleness or concession.

لَيْنَةnoun

1.
cushion, bolsterclassical
A soft item, like a cushion or bolster, used for support or comfort.
2.
water sourceclassical
A specific water source located on the road to Mecca, said to have been dug by Prophet Solomon.

أَبُو لَيْنَةname

1.
personal nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic or teknonymic name) referring to Al-Nadr bin Mutarrif, a Kufan scholar with weak hadith.

لِينname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name referring to a town in Marw, or another between Mosul and Nisibin, or a location in the Maghreb.

مَلْيَانَةname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name referring to a town in the Maghreb.

تَمَلُّقverb

1.
to flatterboth
To show excessive deference or flattery towards someone; to be obsequious.

بَابُ لْيُونname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name referring to a gate in Egypt or a neighborhood within it.

Parallel reading

لان يلين لينا وليانا، بالفتح، وتلين

He became soft, yielding with softness and gentleness, with the latter pronounced with fathah, and he became soft.

فهو لين ولين، كميت وميت

So he is soft and gentle, like 'amit and 'amit.

أو المخففة في المدح خاصة ج: لينون وأليناء

Or the lightened form, specifically for praise, plural: laynūn and alīnā.

ولينته وألنته

And I made him soft, and I made him soft.

والليان، كسحاب: رخاء العيش

And al-Liyān, like saḥāb: ease of living.

واستلانه: رآه أو وجده لينا

And astalānahu: he saw it or found it soft.

وإنه لذو ملينة: لين الجانب، وهين لين، ويخففان ج: أليناء

And indeed he is of a gentle disposition: soft-sided, and easygoing and gentle, and they are lightened, plural: alīnā.

ولاينه ملاينة وليانا: لان له

And he dealt with him with appeasement and gentleness: he yielded to him.

واللينة، بالفتح: كالمسورة يتوسد بها

And al-Laynah, with fathah: like a bolster one rests one's head upon.

وبالكسر: ماء بطريق مكة، حفره سليمان عليه السلام

And with kasrah: a water source on the road to Mecca, dug by Prophet Solomon, peace be upon him.

وأبو لينة، بالكسر: النضر بن مطرف، كوفي ضعيف الحديث

And Abū Laynah, with kasrah: Al-Nadr bin Mutarrif, a Kufan with weak hadith.

واللين، بالكسر: ة بمرو، منها محمد بن نصر، وأخرى بين الموصل ونصيبين، وع ببلاد الغرب

And Līn, with kasrah: a town in Marw, from which is Muhammad bin Nasr, and another between Mosul and Nisibin, and a place in the lands of the West.

ومليانة، بالكسر: د بالمغرب

And Malyānah, with kasrah: a town in the Maghreb.

وتلين له: تملق

And he became soft towards him: he flattered him.

وباب ليون: ة بمصر، أو محلة بها

And Bāb Liyūn: a town in Egypt, or a quarter therein.