Lanes Lexicon/Dictionary
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HA
Ì
JIIMË
THAAÊ
TAAÈ
BAAÇ
ALIF
[Alif- Hamza]SIIN
Ò
ZAY
Ñ
RAAÐ
DHAL
Ï
DAALKHAA
Ù
AYNØ
ZAA×
TAY
Daad
SAAD
Ô
SHIINå
MIIM
ä
LAAMã
KAF
QAFá
FAAÚ
GHAYN
ALL Letters.ê
YAA
è
WAWç
haaæ
NUUNNOTE: LANE's Lexicon/Dictionary cannot be used as a final authority for all Arabic linguistic definitions, as there are many more definitions of the same same words but Lane has not mentioned all of them.
Therefore further study would be required i.e. by researching classical Arabic dictionaries like: Taaj al Uroos, Lisaan al 'Arab, Bahr al Muheet etc.
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The Importance of Lanes Lexicon in the English Language:
Prof. A.J. Arberry (who translated 'Al Quran') wrote: "It (Lane's Lexicon) is a work of such fundamental importance and of such matchless excellence that praise for it is quite superfluous. Every Arabist since Lane has had good cause to bless him for his superhuman labours ... It is certainly true to say that every work produced in this century relating in any way to Arabic studies has drawn heavily on the [Lanes] Lexicon."
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How to Use the Lanes Lexicon Dictionary:
1) Break down a word to its 3 Main [Root] Letters
& erase all Vowel markings (harakaat / tashkeel) from it (by pressing the erase button*) before any search.
2) Go to the Arabic Letter of your choice on the above Index.
3) Search for the 3 Main [Root] Letters you are looking for,
or press CTRL and F, and enter/paste the 3 Main Letters into the search box and tap ENTER on your keyboard.*(Always remember you can press CTRL and Z to Undo any erasing out you accidentally might have done.)
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ABBREVIATIONS:You will find Abbreviations below the word Definitions in the Dictionary. This is what they signify:
(12:12) [example] - the numbers in brackets tell the (surah number : the ayah number) the word is mentioned in.
n = Noun
m = masculine/male form
f = feminine/female formvb = Verb (doing word)
(number i.e. 1) - describes the verb pattern on the Sarf scale.
-[and other forms of the verb pattern are shown along with where they are mentioned in the Quran).act. = Active Voice [telling who the 'Doer' is in the phrase.]
pas. = Passive form. [NOT telling who the 'Doer' is in the phrase.]pl. = Plural (more than 3 beings.)
prf. = perfect tense (meaning 'Past tense')
impf. = imperfect tense (meaning 'Present-Future tense'.)
Dictionary Online & Download :
TyndaleArchive.com/tabs/Lane - Lanes Complete Lexicon Online [a Christian research site, but the Lexicon Contents Navigation is beneficial.]
LanesLexicon.co.uk - Download Lanes Lexicon Complete, or Single pages.
Finally, we should pray sincerely for those, may Allah reward you - who worked on writing the Definitions from Lanes Lexicon/Dictionary at Study.Quran.co.uk
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