ترنجان
Arabic
Alternative forms
- تُرُنْجِين (turunjīn), تُرُنْجِيل (turunjīl) — al-Andalus
- حَبَق تُرُنْجَانِيّ (ḥabaq turunjāniyy), حَبَق تُرُنْجِيّ (ḥabaq turunjiyy)
Etymology
تُرُْنْج (turunj, “citron”) + ـَان (-ān) because it resembles the citron olfactorily and texturally.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tu.run.d͡ʒaːn/
Noun
تُرُنْجَان • (turunjān) m
- lemon balm (Melissa gen. et spp.)
- Synonym: بَاذَرُوج (bāḏarūj)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تُرُنْجَان turunjān |
التُّرُنْجَان at-turunjān |
تُرُنْجَان turunjān |
| nominative | تُرُنْجَانٌ turunjānun |
التُّرُنْجَانُ at-turunjānu |
تُرُنْجَانُ turunjānu |
| accusative | تُرُنْجَانًا turunjānan |
التُّرُنْجَانَ at-turunjāna |
تُرُنْجَانَ turunjāna |
| genitive | تُرُنْجَانٍ turunjānin |
التُّرُنْجَانِ at-turunjāni |
تُرُنْجَانِ turunjāni |
Derived terms
- تُرُنْجَانِيَّة (turunjāniyya, “a dish of mutton and lemon-balm”)
- تُرُنْجَان بَرِّيّ (turunjān barriyy) and تُرُنْجَان صِينِيّ (turunjān ṣīniyy, “Lamium flexuosum”)
- تُرُنْجَان جَبَلِيّ (turunjān jabaliyy, “Origanum dictamnus”)
- تُرُنْجَان السَوَاقِي (turunjān as-sawāqī, “Mentha suaveolens”)
- تُرُنْجَان الثَعْلَب (turunjān aṯ-ṯaʕlab, “Calotropis procera”)