لجن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root لجن primarily relates to actions involving mixing, mashing, or processing materials, often with water or other substances. It extends to concepts of sticking, becoming viscous, and also describes a state of stubbornness or immobility in animals, and a type of dirt or impurity.

Derived headwords

لَجَنَverb

1.
to mixboth
To mix something, such as paper or leaves, with flour or barley.
2.
to mashclassical
To mash or beat something like marshmallow root with one's hand to thicken it.
3.
to become viscousboth
To become sticky or viscous.
4.
to become dirtyboth
To become dirty or soiled.
5.
to become stubbornclassical
To become stubborn or immobile, especially a camel.

اللَّجَنُnoun

1.
mixingboth
The act of mixing paper or leaves with flour or barley.
2.
dirtboth
Dirt or filth.

اللَّجِينُnoun

1.
mashed leavesclassical
Mashed leaves, especially those that have fallen and are mixed with flour or barley to feed camels.
2.
silverclassical
Silver, used in its diminutive form.
3.
camel's foamclassical
Foam from a camel's mouth, likened to the processed marshmallow root.

تَلَجَّنَverb

1.
to become viscousboth
To become sticky or viscous.
2.
to be mashedboth
To be mashed or processed, referring to leaves.
3.
to be washed uncleansedboth
To be washed but not thoroughly cleaned, leaving dirt behind.
4.
to become dirtyboth
To become dirty or matted.

لَجَنَ البعيرُverb

1.
to be stubbornboth
A camel becoming stubborn or refusing to move.

لَجَنٌadjective

1.
heavyboth
Heavy or slow in walking.

ناقةٌ لَجُونٌadjective

1.
stubborn camelboth
A female camel that is stubborn or refuses to move.
2.
heavy-footed camelboth
A female camel that is heavy or slow in its gait.

جملٌ لَجُونٌadjective

1.
stubborn camelclassical
A male camel that is stubborn or refuses to move.

اللُّجَيْنُnoun

1.
silverclassical
Silver, used in its diminutive form.

اللُّجَيْنُnoun

1.
foamclassical
Foam from the mouth of camels.

اللَّجْنَةُnoun

1.
groupclassical
A group of people who gather and agree on a matter.

لَجَنَ بهverb

1.
to cling toclassical
To cling to or be attached to something.

تَلَجَّنَ القومُverb

1.
to process leavesclassical
A group of people taking leaves, pounding them, and mixing them with date pits for camels.

اللُّجَيْنِيَّةُnoun

1.
coinsclassical
Coins attributed to the name 'Lujayn', possibly referring to silver coins.

لَجَنَ المشطُverb

1.
to not penetrateclassical
A comb failing to penetrate the hair due to dirt or tangles.

Parallel reading

وكل ما حيس في الماء فقد لجن

And anything that is mixed in water has been 'lajana'.

لجن الورق يلجنه لجنا

Paper is 'lajana' (mixed) with a 'lajnan' (mixing).

لجنت الخطمي ونحوه تلجينا وأوخفته: إذا ضربته بيدك ليثخن

I 'lajjana' the marshmallow root and the like, and made it thick: when you strike it with your hand to thicken it.

هو ورق الشجر يخبط ثم يخلط بدقيق أو شعير فيعلف الإبل، وكل ورق أو نحوه فهو ملجون، أو لجين

It is tree leaves that are beaten and then mixed with flour or barley to feed camels; and every leaf or similar is 'maljun' (processed) or 'lujayn' (processed leaves).

ماء قد وردت لوصل أروى عليه الطير كالورق اللجين

Water I approached to reach Arwa, upon which birds were like 'lujayn' (processed) leaves.

وإذا أخلف كان لجينا

And if it failed (to grow), it became 'lujaynan' (processed).

تلجن الشيء: تلزج

A thing 'talajjana': it became viscous.

تلجن ورق السدر: إذا لجن مدقوقا

Sider leaves 'talajjana': when they are 'lajanan' (mashed).

تلجن رأسه: غسله فلم ينقه

His head 'talajjana': he washed it but did not cleanse it.

تلجن الرأس: اتسخ، وهو من التلزج؛ زاد الزمخشري: حتى تلبد، وهو مجاز

The head 'talajjana': it became dirty, which is from becoming viscous; Al-Zamakhshari added: until it matted, which is metaphorical.

ولجن البعير لجانا، ولجونا: حرن

And the camel 'lajana' with 'lajanan' (a state of stubbornness), and 'lujunan' (a state of stubbornness): it became stubborn.

اللجان في الإبل كالحران في الخيل

Al-Lajan in camels is like Al-Hurran in horses.

في المشي: ثقل وناقة لجون: حرون؛ وجمل لجون كذلك

In walking: heaviness, and a 'lajun' camel: stubborn; and a 'lajun' camel is likewise.

واللجين: الفضة، لا مكبر له جاء مصغرا كالثريا والكميت

And 'Al-Lujayn': silver, it has no larger form, it comes as a diminutive like Al-Thurayya and Al-Kumayt.

رمى الفحل بلجينه

The stallion threw its 'lujayn' (foam).

اللجنة: الجماعة يجتمعون في الأمر ويرضونه

Al-Lajnah: the group who gather and approve of the matter.

ولجن به: علق

And he 'lajana' with it: he clung to it.

تلجن القوم: أخذوا الورق ودقوه وخلطوه بالنوى للإبل

The people 'talajjana': they took the leaves, pounded them, and mixed them with date pits for the camels.

ولجن المشط في رأسه: لم ينفذ فيه من وسخه

And the comb 'lajana' in his head: it did not penetrate due to his dirt.