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لقن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of imparting knowledge or information, and the capacity to receive and understand it quickly. It encompasses teaching, learning, and the inherent quick-wittedness of an individual.

Derived headwords

لَقِنَverb
  1. 1.
    he made him understand the speechboth

    he made him understand the speech

لَقْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    understandingboth

    The state or quality of having understood something; comprehension.

تَلَقَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to receiveboth

    To take in or accept information, knowledge, or instruction from someone else.

تَلْقِينnoun
  1. 1.
    instructionboth

    The act of teaching or imparting knowledge, often in a direct and guided manner.

  2. 2.
    teachingboth

    The process of conveying information or skills to another person, similar to making someone understand.

لَقِنadjective
  1. 1.
    he made him understand the speechboth

    he made him understand the speech

لَقَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    quickness of understandingboth

    The inherent quality or capacity for rapid comprehension and learning.

Parallel reading

لقنت الكلام بالكسر: فهمته
I understood the speech (with kasra): I comprehended it.
لقنا
understanding.
وتلقنته: أخذته
And I received it: I took it.
لقانية
quickness of reception.
والتلقين كالتفهيم
And the teaching is like making one understand.
وغلام لقن: سريع الفهم
And a quick-witted boy: one who understands quickly.
والاسم اللقانة
And the noun is al-laqānah.