deriv► ʕalà lisānih, adv., from his mouth, through him
► ʕalà lisān al-ṣuḥuf, adv., through the organ of the press
► qīla ʕalà lisāni-hī mā…, expr., things were ascribed to him which…, he was rumored to have said things which…
► lisān rasmī, n., official organ
► mutaḥaddiṯ bi-lisān al-ḫāriǧiyyaẗ, n.f., a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry
► bi’l-lisān, lisānan, adv., orally, verbally
► dāra ʕalà ʔalsinaẗ al-ʕāmma wa’l-khāṣṣa, vb. I, expr., to be the talk of the town, be on everyone’s lips
► lisān al-ṯawr, n., borage (Borago officinalia; bot.)
► lisān al-ḥāl, n., the language which things themselves speak, silent language, mute expression (as distinguished from the spoken word); organ (of a party or political movement; a newspaper)
► wa-lisān ḥāli-hī yaqūlu, expr., adv., while he seemed to say…, with an expression as if he wanted to say
► lisān al-ḥamal, n., plantain (Plantago major L.; bot.)
► lisān al-ʕuṣfūr, n., common ash (Fraxinus excelsior; bot.)
► lisān al-qufl, n., bolt of the lock
► lisān al-qawm, n., spokesman (of a crowd)
► lisān al-kalb, n., hound’s-tongue (Cynoglossum; bot.); (eg.) also a variety of scorpion’s tail (Scorpiurus muricatus L.; bot.), having circinately coiled pods
► lisān al-miftāḥ, n., bit of the key
► ḏū lisānayn, n., double-tongued, deceitful, insincere, two-faced
► lisān markazī, n., official party organ (newspaper)
► lisān al-nār, pl. ʔalsinaẗ al-nīrān, n., tongue of flame ► lasina, a (lasan, lasānaẗ), vb. I, to be eloquent: denom.
► lassana, vb. II, to point, taper, sharpen (* s.th.): D-stem, denom.fig. (*to give s.th. the shape of a tongue, make look like a tongue)
► lasan, n., eloquence: vn. I.
► lasin and ʔalsanᵘ, f. lasnāʔᵘ, pl. lusn, adj., eloquent.
► lisānī, adj., oral, verbal: nsb-adj.; pl. lisāniyyāt, (Mor.) linguistics: n.abstr. in ‑iyyaẗ, pl.f.
► malsūn, n., liar: PP I (*equipped with a sharp tongue).