*liš(š)ān- {} *lis(s)ān-: 'tongue; language'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *liš(š)ān- {} *lis(s)ān- |
| Meaning | 'tongue; language' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2147 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | lisān- [BK 2 991] | BK 2 991 | |
| Mehri | ɛwšēn/lǝšōn [JM 256] | JM 256 | |
| Soqotri | léšin [LS 236], [SSL LS 1466] | LS 236; SSL LS 1466 | |
| Akkadian | lišānu OB on [CAD l 209], [AHw 556] | CAD l 209; AHw 556 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | lēšen [JH 85] | JH 85 | |
| Tigre | lǝs(s)an [LH 36], nǝssal [ibid. 325] | LH 36; LH 325 | |
| Eblaitic | li-sa-nu /lišānu(m)/ [Kr 7-8; Bl E No. 66]; a-a-gú(-um) li-sa-nu /liSān/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 17) | Kr 7-8; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 17 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | lišana [DM 237] | DM 237 | |
| Ugaritic | lšn [DULAT 501]; /lašānu/ (UVST 143) | DULAT 501; UVST 143 | |
| Geez | lǝssan [LGz 318]. | LGz 318 | |
| Biblical Aramaic | liššānā (BDB 1099) | BDB 1099 | |
| Phoenician | lasoun [HJ 584] (in Diosc.) | HJ 584 | |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL liššōna [Berg 54] MLḤS lešono [J Mlah 181] HRT neššala [J Hert 195] NASS lišǟnä [Tser 0119] URM lišǝnǝ [R Urmi 100] ZKH līšana [R Zakhon 108] M MND lišān, emph. lišāna [M MND 508, 523] GZR lišána [Nak 78] AZRB liššana (northern subdialect), lišana (southern subdialect) [Garb 317] IRAN lišâna [Pen 97] | Berg 54; J Mlah 181; J Hert 195; Tser 0119; M MND 508, 523; Nak 78; Garb 317; Pen 97 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ɛls̃ɛ́n [JJ 165] | JJ 165 | |
| Hebrew | lāšōn (HALOT 536) | HALOT 536 | |
| Amharic | lǝs(s)an [K 58] | K 58 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ls1n [SD 83; Sabaweb lemma 1580] | SD 83; Sabaweb lemma 1580 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | līšānā [Ja 710]; läššān (lyšn) [DJPA 282b apud CAL] | Ja 710; DJPA 282b; CAL | |
| Syrian Aramaic | leššānā [Brock 371] | Brock 371 | |
| Aramaic | SAMAL OLD DAL OFF lšn (WARKA li-iš-šá-an) [HJ 584] | HJ 584 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | lǝs(s)an [Bass 20] | Bass 20 | |
| Punic | lšn 'tongue' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root lšān | |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾlsnt (Al-Jallad 2026, 87) | Al-Jallad 2026 87 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026