لجنة

Arabic

Etymology 1

    Root
    ل ج ن (l j n)
    1 term

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lad͡ʒ.na/

    Noun

    لَجْنَة • (lajna) f (plural لَجَنَات (lajanāt) or لِجَان (lijān) or لِجَن (lijan))

    1. committee, commission, council
    2. jury (in a competition)
    3. assenting majority
    Declension
    Declension of noun لَجْنَة (lajna)
    singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal لَجْنَة
    lajna     		اللَّجْنَة
    al-lajna     		لَجْنَة
    lajnat
    nominative لَجْنَةٌ
    lajnatun     		اللَّجْنَةُ
    al-lajnatu     		لَجْنَةُ
    lajnatu
    accusative لَجْنَةً
    lajnatan     		اللَّجْنَةَ
    al-lajnata     		لَجْنَةَ
    lajnata
    genitive لَجْنَةٍ
    lajnatin     		اللَّجْنَةِ
    al-lajnati     		لَجْنَةِ
    lajnati
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal لَجْنَتَيْن
    lajnatayn     		اللَّجْنَتَيْن
    al-lajnatayn     		لَجْنَتَيْ
    lajnatay
    nominative لَجْنَتَانِ
    lajnatāni     		اللَّجْنَتَانِ
    al-lajnatāni     		لَجْنَتَا
    lajnatā
    accusative لَجْنَتَيْنِ
    lajnatayni     		اللَّجْنَتَيْنِ
    al-lajnatayni     		لَجْنَتَيْ
    lajnatay
    genitive لَجْنَتَيْنِ
    lajnatayni     		اللَّجْنَتَيْنِ
    al-lajnatayni     		لَجْنَتَيْ
    lajnatay
    plural sound feminine plural‎;
    basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal لَجَنَات‎; لِجَان‎; لِجَن
    lajanāt‎; lijān‎; lijan     		اللَّجَنَات‎; اللِّجَان‎; اللِّجَن
    al-lajanāt‎; al-lijān‎; al-lijan     		لَجَنَات‎; لِجَان‎; لِجَن
    lajanāt‎; lijān‎; lijan
    nominative لَجَنَاتٌ‎; لِجَانٌ‎; لِجَنٌ
    lajanātun‎; lijānun‎; lijanun     		اللَّجَنَاتُ‎; اللِّجَانُ‎; اللِّجَنُ
    al-lajanātu‎; al-lijānu‎; al-lijanu     		لَجَنَاتُ‎; لِجَانُ‎; لِجَنُ
    lajanātu‎; lijānu‎; lijanu
    accusative لَجَنَاتٍ‎; لِجَانًا‎; لِجَنًا
    lajanātin‎; lijānan‎; lijanan     		اللَّجَنَاتِ‎; اللِّجَانَ‎; اللِّجَنَ
    al-lajanāti‎; al-lijāna‎; al-lijana     		لَجَنَاتِ‎; لِجَانَ‎; لِجَنَ
    lajanāti‎; lijāna‎; lijana
    genitive لَجَنَاتٍ‎; لِجَانٍ‎; لِجَنٍ
    lajanātin‎; lijānin‎; lijanin     		اللَّجَنَاتِ‎; اللِّجَانِ‎; اللِّجَنِ
    al-lajanāti‎; al-lijāni‎; al-lijani     		لَجَنَاتِ‎; لِجَانِ‎; لِجَنِ
    lajanāti‎; lijāni‎; lijani

    References

    • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “لجنة”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
    • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “لجنة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 911a
    • Wehr, Hans (1979), “لجنة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1007b

    Etymology 2

      From Aramaic לִגְנָא (lignā) / ܠܓܬܐ (ləḡettā), see it.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /lud͡ʒ.na/, /lid͡ʒ.na/, /lad͡ʒ.na/

      Noun

      لُجْنَة or لِجْنَة or لَجْنَة • (lujna or lijna or lajna) f (plural لِجَن (lijan) or أَلْجَان (ʔaljān) or لَجَنَات (lajanāt))

      1. (rustic Palestine, Syria) a measure of area for seedland and sowed corn derived from how much can be ploughed in a day
      2. (al-Andalus) drain ditch, a furrow cut on the side of farmland for water to flow off
      Declension
      Declension of noun لُجْنَة (lujna)‎; لِجْنَة (lijna)‎; لَجْنَة (lajna)
      singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
      indefinite definite construct
      informal لُجْنَة‎; لِجْنَة‎; لَجْنَة
      lujna‎; lijna‎; lajna       		اللُّجْنَة‎; اللِّجْنَة‎; اللَّجْنَة
      al-lujna‎; al-lijna‎; al-lajna       		لُجْنَة‎; لِجْنَة‎; لَجْنَة
      lujnat‎; lijnat‎; lajnat
      nominative لُجْنَةٌ‎; لِجْنَةٌ‎; لَجْنَةٌ
      lujnatun‎; lijnatun‎; lajnatun       		اللُّجْنَةُ‎; اللِّجْنَةُ‎; اللَّجْنَةُ
      al-lujnatu‎; al-lijnatu‎; al-lajnatu       		لُجْنَةُ‎; لِجْنَةُ‎; لَجْنَةُ
      lujnatu‎; lijnatu‎; lajnatu
      accusative لُجْنَةً‎; لِجْنَةً‎; لَجْنَةً
      lujnatan‎; lijnatan‎; lajnatan       		اللُّجْنَةَ‎; اللِّجْنَةَ‎; اللَّجْنَةَ
      al-lujnata‎; al-lijnata‎; al-lajnata       		لُجْنَةَ‎; لِجْنَةَ‎; لَجْنَةَ
      lujnata‎; lijnata‎; lajnata
      genitive لُجْنَةٍ‎; لِجْنَةٍ‎; لَجْنَةٍ
      lujnatin‎; lijnatin‎; lajnatin       		اللُّجْنَةِ‎; اللِّجْنَةِ‎; اللَّجْنَةِ
      al-lujnati‎; al-lijnati‎; al-lajnati       		لُجْنَةِ‎; لِجْنَةِ‎; لَجْنَةِ
      lujnati‎; lijnati‎; lajnati
      dual indefinite definite construct
      informal لُجْنَتَيْن‎; لِجْنَتَيْن‎; لَجْنَتَيْن
      lujnatayn‎; lijnatayn‎; lajnatayn       		اللُّجْنَتَيْن‎; اللِّجْنَتَيْن‎; اللَّجْنَتَيْن
      al-lujnatayn‎; al-lijnatayn‎; al-lajnatayn       		لُجْنَتَيْ‎; لِجْنَتَيْ‎; لَجْنَتَيْ
      lujnatay‎; lijnatay‎; lajnatay
      nominative لُجْنَتَانِ‎; لِجْنَتَانِ‎; لَجْنَتَانِ
      lujnatāni‎; lijnatāni‎; lajnatāni       		اللُّجْنَتَانِ‎; اللِّجْنَتَانِ‎; اللَّجْنَتَانِ
      al-lujnatāni‎; al-lijnatāni‎; al-lajnatāni       		لُجْنَتَا‎; لِجْنَتَا‎; لَجْنَتَا
      lujnatā‎; lijnatā‎; lajnatā
      accusative لُجْنَتَيْنِ‎; لِجْنَتَيْنِ‎; لَجْنَتَيْنِ
      lujnatayni‎; lijnatayni‎; lajnatayni       		اللُّجْنَتَيْنِ‎; اللِّجْنَتَيْنِ‎; اللَّجْنَتَيْنِ
      al-lujnatayni‎; al-lijnatayni‎; al-lajnatayni       		لُجْنَتَيْ‎; لِجْنَتَيْ‎; لَجْنَتَيْ
      lujnatay‎; lijnatay‎; lajnatay
      genitive لُجْنَتَيْنِ‎; لِجْنَتَيْنِ‎; لَجْنَتَيْنِ
      lujnatayni‎; lijnatayni‎; lajnatayni       		اللُّجْنَتَيْنِ‎; اللِّجْنَتَيْنِ‎; اللَّجْنَتَيْنِ
      al-lujnatayni‎; al-lijnatayni‎; al-lajnatayni       		لُجْنَتَيْ‎; لِجْنَتَيْ‎; لَجْنَتَيْ
      lujnatay‎; lijnatay‎; lajnatay
      plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
      sound feminine plural
      indefinite definite construct
      informal لِجَن‎; أَلْجَان‎; لَجَنَات
      lijan‎; ʔaljān‎; lajanāt       		اللِّجَن‎; الْأَلْجَان‎; اللَّجَنَات
      al-lijan‎; al-ʔaljān‎; al-lajanāt       		لِجَن‎; أَلْجَان‎; لَجَنَات
      lijan‎; ʔaljān‎; lajanāt
      nominative لِجَنٌ‎; أَلْجَانٌ‎; لَجَنَاتٌ
      lijanun‎; ʔaljānun‎; lajanātun       		اللِّجَنُ‎; الْأَلْجَانُ‎; اللَّجَنَاتُ
      al-lijanu‎; al-ʔaljānu‎; al-lajanātu       		لِجَنُ‎; أَلْجَانُ‎; لَجَنَاتُ
      lijanu‎; ʔaljānu‎; lajanātu
      accusative لِجَنًا‎; أَلْجَانًا‎; لَجَنَاتٍ
      lijanan‎; ʔaljānan‎; lajanātin       		اللِّجَنَ‎; الْأَلْجَانَ‎; اللَّجَنَاتِ
      al-lijana‎; al-ʔaljāna‎; al-lajanāti       		لِجَنَ‎; أَلْجَانَ‎; لَجَنَاتِ
      lijana‎; ʔaljāna‎; lajanāti
      genitive لِجَنٍ‎; أَلْجَانٍ‎; لَجَنَاتٍ
      lijanin‎; ʔaljānin‎; lajanātin       		اللِّجَنِ‎; الْأَلْجَانِ‎; اللَّجَنَاتِ
      al-lijani‎; al-ʔaljāni‎; al-lajanāti       		لِجَنِ‎; أَلْجَانِ‎; لَجَنَاتِ
      lijani‎; ʔaljāni‎; lajanāti
      Derived terms
      • لَجَّنَ (lajjana, “to make drain ditches”)
      • تَلَجَّنَ (talajjana, “to have drain ditches made”)

      References

      • Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1142
      • Dalman, Gustaf (1905), “Studien aus dem Deutschen evang. archäolog. Institut zu Jerusalem. 4. Pflügelänge, Saatstreifen und Erntestreifen in Bibel und Mischna”, in Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins‎[2] (in German), volume 28, number 1, page 32
      • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “لجنة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎[3] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 518a
      • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 130–131
      • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1905), “Zu lignā, ləgettā (vergl. ZDPV XXVIII S. 32)”, in Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins‎[4] (in German), volume 28, number 4, pages 221–222
      • Landberg, Carlo, editor (1942), Glossaire daṯînois‎[5] (in French), Leiden: Brill, page 2618
      • “lgn2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
      • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915), Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, pages 21–22
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