لسان

Arabic

Etymology

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

Cognate with Hebrew לשון‎ (lashón).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.saːn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

لِسَان • (lisān) m or f (plural أَلْسِنَة‎ (ʔalsina) or أَلْسُن‎ (ʔalsun))

  1. (anatomy) tongue
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 90:8-10:
      ‏أَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَيْنَيْنِ / وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ / وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ‎
      ʔalam najʕal lahū ʕaynayni / walisānan wašafatayni / wahadaynāhu n-najdayni
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  2. (metonymically) language
    Synonym: لُغَة‎ (luḡa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:22:
      ‏وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ‎
      wamin ʔāyātihī ḵalqu s-samāwāti wal-ʔarḍi waḵtilāfu ʔalsinatikum waʔalwānikum
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  3. (metonymically) speech

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
ʔalsina‎; ʔalsun		 الْأَلْسِنَة‎‎; الْأَلْسُن‎
al-ʔalsina‎; al-ʔalsun		 أَلْسِنَة‎‎; أَلْسُن‎
ʔalsinat‎; ʔalsun
Nominative أَلْسِنَةٌ‎‎; أَلْسُنٌ‎
ʔalsinatun‎; ʔalsunun		 الْأَلْسِنَةُ‎‎; الْأَلْسُنُ‎
al-ʔalsinatu‎; al-ʔalsunu		 أَلْسِنَةُ‎‎; أَلْسُنُ‎
ʔalsinatu‎; ʔalsunu
Accusative أَلْسِنَةً‎‎; أَلْسُنًا‎
ʔalsinatan‎; ʔalsunan		 الْأَلْسِنَةَ‎‎; الْأَلْسُنَ‎
al-ʔalsinata‎; al-ʔalsuna		 أَلْسِنَةَ‎‎; أَلْسُنَ‎
ʔalsinata‎; ʔalsuna
Genitive أَلْسِنَةٍ‎‎; أَلْسُنٍ‎
ʔalsinatin‎; ʔalsunin		 الْأَلْسِنَةِ‎‎; الْأَلْسُنِ‎
al-ʔalsinati‎; al-ʔalsuni		 أَلْسِنَةِ‎‎; أَلْسُنِ‎
ʔalsinati‎; ʔalsuni

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Iraqi Arabic: لسان‎ (lsān)
  • Gulf Arabic: لسان‎ (lsān)
  • Maltese: lsien
  • Moroccan Arabic: لسان‎ (lsān)
  • → Azerbaijani: lisan
  • → Malay: lisan
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لسان‎ (lisân)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: लिसान (lisān)
    Urdu: لسان‎ (lisân)

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

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Noun

لسان • (lisān) f (Standard Gujarati લિસાન) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

  1. tongue
  2. language

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Noun

لسان • (lsān) f (plural لسانات‎ (lsānāt))

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈsaːn/

Noun

لسان • (lisān) m (plural لسن‎ (lusun) or ألسنة‎ (ʔalsina))

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Noun

لسان (lsān) f (plural لسانات‎ (lsānāt) or أَلْسِنَه‎ (alsina))

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lsaːn/

Noun

لسان • (lsān) m (plural لسانات‎ (lsānāt))

  1. (anatomy) tongue

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Noun

لسان • (lsān) m (plural لسانات‎ (lsānāt))

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Noun

لسان • (lisan) (definite accusative لسانی‎ (lisanı), plural السنه‎ (elsine) or لسانلر‎ (lisanlar))

  1. language
  2. tongue

Derived terms

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Pronunciation
  • (Dari): IPA(key): /lɪsɒːn/

Noun
Dari لسان
Iranian Persian
Tajik лисон (lison)

لسان • (lesân) (plural السنه‎ (alsene) or لسان‌ها‎ (lesân-hâ))

  1. language
    Synonym: زبان‎ (zabân)

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ل س ن‎

Etymology

From Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lsaːn/, [(ɪ)lˈsæːn]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

لسان • (lsān) m (plural لسانات‎ (lsānāt))

  1. tongue

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لِسَان‎ (lisān).

Pronunciation

Noun

لِسان • (lisān) f (Hindi spelling लिसान)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
    Synonyms: جیبھ‎ (jībh), زبان‎ (zubān)
  2. language
    Synonyms: زبان‎ (zubān), بولی‎ (bolī), بھاشا‎ (bhāśā)

Declension
Declension of لسان
singular plural
direct لسان‎ (lisān) لسانیں‎ (lisānẽ)
oblique لسان‎ (lisān) لسانوں‎ (lisānõ)
vocative لسان‎ (lisān) لسانو‎ (lisāno)
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