لسان

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ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the root ل س ن‏ (l-s-n). From Proto-Semitic *lišān-.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

لِسَان • (lisān) m, f (plural أَلْسِنَة‏ (ʾalsina) or أَلْسُن‏ (ʾalsun))

1. tongue
2. language

DeclensionEdit

Declension of noun لِسَان (lisān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِسَان lisān	اللِّسَان‏ al-lisān	لِسَان lisān
Nominative	لِسَانٌ lisānun	اللِّسَانُ‏ al-lisānu	لِسَانُ lisānu
Accusative	لِسَانًا‏ lisānan	اللِّسَانَ‏ al-lisāna	لِسَانَ lisāna
Genitive	لِسَانٍ lisānin	اللِّسَانِ‏ al-lisāni	لِسَانِ lisāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِسَانَيْن‏ lisānayn	اللِّسَانَيْن‏ al-lisānayn	لِسَانَيْ‏ lisānay
Nominative	لِسَانَانِ‏ lisānāni	اللِّسَانَانِ‏ al-lisānāni	لِسَانَا‏ lisānā
Accusative	لِسَانَيْنِ‏ lisānayni	اللِّسَانَيْنِ‏ al-lisānayni	لِسَانَيْ‏ lisānay
Genitive	لِسَانَيْنِ‏ lisānayni	اللِّسَانَيْنِ‏ al-lisānayni	لِسَانَيْ‏ lisānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَلْسِنَة‏‎; أَلْسُن‏ ʾalsina‎; ʾalsun	الْأَلْسِنَة‏‎; الْأَلْسُن‏ al-ʾalsina‎; al-ʾalsun	أَلْسِنَة‏‎; أَلْسُن‏ ʾalsinat‎; ʾalsun
Nominative	أَلْسِنَةٌ‏‎; أَلْسُنٌ‏ ʾalsinatun‎; ʾalsunun	الْأَلْسِنَةُ‏‎; الْأَلْسُنُ‏ al-ʾalsinatu‎; al-ʾalsunu	أَلْسِنَةُ‏‎; أَلْسُنُ‏ ʾalsinatu‎; ʾalsunu
Accusative	أَلْسِنَةً‏‎; أَلْسُنًا‏ ʾalsinatan‎; ʾalsunan	الْأَلْسِنَةَ‏‎; الْأَلْسُنَ‏ al-ʾalsinata‎; al-ʾalsuna	أَلْسِنَةَ‏‎; أَلْسُنَ‏ ʾalsinata‎; ʾalsuna
Genitive	أَلْسِنَةٍ‏‎; أَلْسُنٍ‏ ʾalsinatin‎; ʾalsunin	الْأَلْسِنَةِ‏‎; الْأَلْسُنِ‏ al-ʾalsinati‎; al-ʾalsuni	أَلْسِنَةِ‏‎; أَلْسُنِ‏ ʾalsinati‎; ʾalsuni

Derived termsEdit

• لِسَانًا‏ (lisānan, “orally, verbally”)
• لِسَانِيّ‏ (lisāniyy, “oral, verbal”)
  • لِسَانِيَّات‏ (lisāniyyāt, “linguistics”)

Related termsEdit

• لَسِنَ‏ (lasina)
• لَسَّنَ‏ (lassana)

DescendantsEdit

• Azeri: lisan
• Indonesian: lisan
• Turkish: lisan

ReferencesEdit

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “لسن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

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Hijazi ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic لِسَان‏ (lisān).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /liˈsaːn/

NounEdit

لِسان • (lisān) m (plural لُسُن‏ ‎(lusun) or أَلْسِنة‏ ‎(ʼalsina))

1. tongue

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Ottoman TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Arabic لِسَان‏ (lisān).

NounEdit

لسان • (lisân)

1. language
2. tongue

Derived termsEdit

• لسانجه‏ (lisanca)

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UrduEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Arabic لِسَان‏ (lisān).

NounEdit

لسان • (lisān) f (Hindi spelling लिसान)

1. (anatomy) tongue
2. language

DeclensionEdit

Declension of لسان

	singular	plural
direct	لسان‏ (lisān)	لسانیں‏ (lisānẽ)
indirect	لسان‏ (lisān)	لسانوں‏ (lisānõ)
vocative	لسان‏ (lisān)	لسانو‏ (lisāno)

SynonymsEdit

• (tongue): جیبھ‏ (jībh), زبان‏ (zabān)
• (language): زبان‏ (zabān), بھاشا‏ (bhāšā), بولی‏ (bolī)