Arabic for tongue

lisaan
ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥ
tongue – masculine singular

The Arabic word for tongue is pronounced lisaan and written ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥ.

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The Arabic word word for tongue can also be conjugated:

'alsina
ﺃَﻟﺴِﻨَﺔ
tongue – masculine plural
Category: anatomy
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

Using the word tongue

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Important letters:
The root of the word tongue consists of three Arabic letters: lam that is written and pronounced l, sin that is written and pronounced s and nun that is written and pronounced n. Words with the same root letters are often related.

All letters in tongue

ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥ
ﻟـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻟـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺎ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﺳـ
ـﺴـ
ـﺲ
ـﺎ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
lam
l
sin
s
alef
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for tongue consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥ and pronounced lisaan.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for tongue

fi3aal becomes lisaan

We have seen that the Arabic word for tongue is written ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥ and pronounced lisaan. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 3. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fi3aal where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fi3aal and the root letters are l, s and n, the word becomes lisaan.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as tongue