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لسان
لسان
Arabic
Noun
لِسَان • (lisān) m, f (plural أَلْسِنَة (ʾalsina) or أَلْسُن (ʾalsun))
Declension
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 terms
- لِسَانًا (lisānan, “orally, verbally”)
- لِسَانِيّ (lisāniyy, “oral, verbal”)
- لِسَانِيَّات (lisāniyyāt, “linguistics”)
Related terms
- لَسِنَ (lasina)
- لَسَّنَ (lassana)\
References
- 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
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈsaːn/
Noun
لِسان • (lisān) m (plural لُسُن (lusun) or أَلْسِنة (ʼalsina))
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowing from Arabic لِسَان (lisān).
Noun
لسان • (lisân)
Derived terms
- لسانجه (lisanca)