لغن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to parts of the throat and head, specifically the uvula or flesh within the mouth near the tongue. It also extends to meanings of youthful vigor, a specific type of plant growth, and a dialectal variation of the particle 'perhaps'.

Derived headwords

اللغنnoun

1.
youthful vigorclassical
The intensity or eagerness of youth.
2.
uvulaclassical
The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate, which hangs above the root of the tongue. It is described as extending when one drinks.
3.
part of throatclassical
A region of the uvula that overlooks the throat.

الوَتَرَةnoun

1.
uvulaclassical
The uvula, described as extending when one drinks.

ألْغَانnoun

1.
uvulasclassical
Plural of اللغن, referring to the uvula or parts of the throat.

اللَّغْدُودnoun

1.
flesh in throatclassical
Flesh located between the tonsils and the tongue from the inside.

اللَّغْنُونnoun

1.
flesh in throatclassical
Similar to اللَّغْدُود, referring to the flesh between the tonsils and the tongue from the inside.

اللَّغَانِينnoun

1.
flesh in throat (plural)classical
Plural of اللَّغْنُون, referring to the flesh between the tonsils and the tongue.

الخَيْشُومnoun

1.
nostrilclassical
Also referred to as the الخيشوم, which is the nostril or nasal cavity.

لَغَنَverb

1.
to speak strangelyclassical
To speak in a language or manner that is unfamiliar or unintelligible.
2.
to grow tall and bendclassical
Describing plants that grow tall and bend over.

لَغَنٌnoun

1.
unfamiliar speechclassical
Speech that is foreign or unintelligible, indicating a deviation from standard language.

لَغَنَكparticle

1.
perhapsclassical
A dialectal variant of لعل (perhaps, maybe), used by some members of the Tamim tribe.

مُلْغَانadjective

1.
tall and bentclassical
Describing a plant that has grown tall and bent over.

مُلْغَانَةadjective

1.
lush with grassclassical
Describing land that is abundant with herbage or grass.

Parallel reading

اللغن: شرة الشباب.

Al-laghan: the intensity of youth.

وبالضم: الوترة التي عند باطن الأذن إذا استقاء الإنسان تمددت.

And with dammah: the uvula which is at the inner part of the ear, extending when a person drinks.

وقيل: هي ناحية من اللهاة مشرفة على الحلق؛ والجمع ألغان.

And it was said: it is a region of the uvula overlooking the throat; and the plural is alghan.

اللغن: اللغدود، وهو لحم بين النكفتين واللسان من باطن، كاللغنون، بالضم، والجمع اللغانين، وهو الخيشوم أيضا؛

Al-laghan: al-laghdood, which is flesh between the tonsils and the tongue from the inside, like al-laghnoon, with dammah, and the plural is al-laghaneen, and it is also the nostril;

ويقال: جئت بلغن غيرك إذا أنكرت ما تكلم به من اللغة.

And it is said: you have come with the laghan of another if you deny what he spoke of in terms of language.

لغن: لغة في لعل، وبعض تميم يقول: لغنك بمعنى لعلك؛

Laghan: a dialect for 'la'alla' (perhaps), and some of Tamim say: 'laghanaka' meaning 'la'allaka' (perhaps you);

قفا يا صاحبي بنا لغنانرى العرصات أو أثر الخيام

Halt, my companions, and let us go forth to see the courtyards or the traces of the tents.

والغان النبت الغينانا: التف وطال

And al-ghan (plant) al-ghaynanan: it twisted and grew tall.

فهو ملغان.

So it is mulghan (tall and bent).

أرض ملغانة، أي كثيرة الكلأ.

A mulghanah land, meaning abundant with herbage.