لجنة

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ج ن (l j n)
1 term

Pronunciation

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, 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

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 (in German), volume 28, number 1, page 32
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “لجنة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (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 (in German), volume 28, number 4, pages 221–222
  • Landberg, Carlo, editor (1942), Glossaire daṯînois‎ (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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