The Arabic Language Department at the College of Education for Humanities, University of Basra, organized a workshop on the Lisan al-Arab dictionary and the mechanisms for determining the meanings of words within it. The workshop, attended by students of the department, aimed to introduce the Lisan al-Arab dictionary and its importance in linguistic studies, as well as to explain the methodology for dealing with the words and meanings contained within it, given its status as one of the most prominent Arabic dictionaries.
The workshop, presented by Dr. Abbas Falih Hassan, included an introduction to the Lisan al-Arab dictionary and its position among other linguistic dictionaries, highlighting its distinctive features and characteristics. It also explained methods for determining the meaning of words and how to identify the desired meaning in light of linguistic context and Quranic usage, along with practical examples that enhanced the students' understanding of the workshop's topic
