لسن

no verb forms · 4 entries · Qur'ānic frequency 25

Derived nouns 4

Nounلَسَنٌ1 sense

Core sense — clearness of speech, eloquence, sharpness of tonguegenerated

Clearness of speech, and eloquence; the same as بَيَانٌ. Some say it is the quality of speaking well.

Also clearness of speech together with sharpness of tongue.

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Chasteness, or perspicuity, or clearness, of speech, (S, Msb, K,) and eloquence; (Msb;) i. q. بَيَانٌ : or, as some say, the quality of speaking well: and chasteness, or perspicuity, or eloquence, of speech, and sharpness of tongue. (TA.)

Nounلِسَانٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a tongue; the projecting fore part of a sandal; newsgenerated

1of a sandal: the part projecting at its fore part—هَنَة

See مِسْرَدٌ.

1.1the tongue, or pointer, of a balance—لِسَانٌ

See مِنْجَمٌ.

1.2information, news, or tidings—لِسَانٌ

The same as خَبَرٌ.

Mentioned in the article on علو.

See a verse cited under عُلْوٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences لِسَان 3 shown of 24

20:27

وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى

"And remove the impediment from my speech,

26:195

بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ

In the perspicuous Arabic tongue.

90:9

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

And a tongue, and a pair of lips?-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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of a sandal, The thing ( هَنَة ) projecting in the fore part thereof. (TA.) See مِسْرَدٌ . لِسَانٌ The tongue [or cock] of a balance: see مِنْجَمٌ in the S and K. لِسَانٌ In formation, news, or tidings; syn. خَبَرٌ . (S in art. علو .) See a verse cited voce عُلْوٌ .

Nounتَلَسُّنٌ1 sense

Core sense — the shaping of a sandal like a tonguegenerated

See خَلِيَّةٌ, under خَلِىٌّ.

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: see خَلِيَّةٌ , voce خَلِىٌّ

Nounمُلَسَّنٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sandal long and slender, shaped like a tonguegenerated

Also written with ة.

A sandal long and slender, like the shape of the tongue; or having the tip of its fore part like the tip of the tongue.

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, (S,) or with ة , (K,) A sandal long and slender, like the form of the tongue: (S, K:) or having the extremity of its fore part like the extremity of the tongue. (TA.)