لجنة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ج ن (l-j-n)

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, 2^nd 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