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لحن

Root: لحم

3 entries for this word

Hans Wehr Definitions

Entry 1

لحن laḥana a (laḥn, لحون luḥūn, لحانة laḥāna) to speak ungrammatical Arabic (interspersed with barbarisms); -- laḥina a 861 to be intelligent II to chant, psalmodize; to intone, strike up a melody; to set to music, compose (هـ s.th.)

Entry 2

لحن laḥn pl. الحان alḥān, لحون luḥūn air, tune, melody; grammatical mistake, solecism, barbarism

Entry 3

لحن laḥin intelligent, understanding, sensible

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