لِسَانِيَّات
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Highlights
Plural
أَلْسِنَة
Other plural
أَلْسُن
لِسَان in English
Noun
- tongue
- language
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْAnd one of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your languages and colours.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:22
- speech
- letter, missive
- tongue of a balance
Word origin
From Proto-Semitic *lišān-. Cognate with Hebrew לָשׁוֹן (lashón).
Words from the root ل-س-ن
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لِسَان: plural and other forms
| Singular | لِسَان |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَلْسِنَة |
| Alternative plurals | أَلْسُن |
لِسَان in a sentence
Dictionary examples
language
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْAnd one of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your languages and colours.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 30:22
From a fully vowelled text
صَرَخْتُ إِلَيْهِ بِفَمِي، وَتَبْجِيلٌ عَلَى لِسَانِي.I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.Psalms 66:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
رُوحُ الرَّبِّ تَكَلَّمَ بِي وَكَلِمَتُهُ عَلَى لِسَانِي.The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.2 Samuel 23:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
هأَنَذَا قَدْ فَتَحْتُ فَمِي. لِسَانِي نَطَقَ فِي حَنَكِي.Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.Job 33:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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