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لغن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a variant pronunciation or dialectal expression, specifically concerning a term of address or a wish, possibly akin to 'perhaps' or 'may you be cursed'. It also touches upon a specific grammatical variation used by certain tribes.

Derived headwords

اللغنونnoun
  1. 1.
    variant of 'al-laghdūd'classical

    A term used as a variant pronunciation or form of 'al-laghdūd'.

اللغدودnoun
  1. 1.
    term of addressclassical

    A term of address, possibly a vocative particle or expression.

اللغانينnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of 'al-laghnūn'classical

    The plural form of 'al-laghnūn'.

لعنكparticle
  1. 1.
    perhaps, may youclassical

    A dialectal expression used by some members of the Banu Tamim tribe, meaning 'perhaps' or 'may you'. It functions similarly to 'la'allaka' (perhaps you).

لعلكparticle
  1. 1.
    perhaps, may youboth

    A standard Arabic particle expressing hope or possibility, equivalent to 'perhaps you' or 'may you'.

Parallel reading

اللغنون: لغة في اللغدود
Al-laghnūn: a pronunciation variant of al-laghdūd.
والجمع اللغانين
And the plural is al-laghānīn.
وبعض بنى تميم يقول: لعنك، بمعنى لعلك
And some of Banu Tamim say: 'la'anak', meaning 'la'allaka' (perhaps you).
قفا يا صاحبي بنا لعنا نرى العرصات أو أثر الخيام
Halt, my companions, and let us perhaps see the courtyards or the traces of the tents.