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))
- committee, commission, council
- jury (in a competition)
- assenting majority
Declension
| 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))
- (rustic Palestine, Syria) a measure of area for seedland and sowed corn derived from how much can be ploughed in a day
- (al-Andalus) drain ditch, a furrow cut on the side of farmland for water to flow off
Declension
| 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