زرجون
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zar.d͡ʒuːn/
Etymology 1
Noun
زَرْجُون • (zarjūn) m
- alternative form of زَرْقُون (zarqūn, “minium; zircon”)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَرْجُون zarjūn |
الزَّرْجُون az-zarjūn |
زَرْجُون zarjūn |
| nominative | زَرْجُونٌ zarjūnun |
الزَّرْجُونُ az-zarjūnu |
زَرْجُونُ zarjūnu |
| accusative | زَرْجُونًا zarjūnan |
الزَّرْجُونَ az-zarjūna |
زَرْجُونَ zarjūna |
| genitive | زَرْجُونٍ zarjūnin |
الزَّرْجُونِ az-zarjūni |
زَرْجُونِ zarjūni |
Etymology 2
Identical to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic זרגונה (zargōnā), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic זרגונא (zargōnā), Classical Syriac ܙܪܓܘܢܐ (zargōnā), Hebrew זרגון (zargōn), also meaning vine shoots, which could be considered to contain the Northwest Semitic diminutive suffix -ōna, comparing Hebrew זרדים (“young sprouts, shoots; hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna); whitethorn (Crataegus azarolus) and its shoots”) and زَعْرُور (zaʕrūr, “thorn-apple (Crataegus)”), but the term most likely passed via Aramaic from Middle Persian [script needed] (zargōn, literally “gold-coloured”) whence Persian زرگون (zargôn, “gold-coloured”), a doublet of which is also present in مَازَرْيُون (māzaryūn, “spurge-olive (Daphne mezereum)”).
Noun
زَرْجُون • (zarjūn) m (collective, singulative زَرْجُونَة f (zarjūna))
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَرْجُون zarjūn |
الزَّرْجُون az-zarjūn |
زَرْجُون zarjūn |
| nominative | زَرْجُونٌ zarjūnun |
الزَّرْجُونُ az-zarjūnu |
زَرْجُونُ zarjūnu |
| accusative | زَرْجُونًا zarjūnan |
الزَّرْجُونَ az-zarjūna |
زَرْجُونَ zarjūna |
| genitive | زَرْجُونٍ zarjūnin |
الزَّرْجُونِ az-zarjūni |
زَرْجُونِ zarjūni |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَرْجُونَة zarjūna |
الزَّرْجُونَة az-zarjūna |
زَرْجُونَة zarjūnat |
| nominative | زَرْجُونَةٌ zarjūnatun |
الزَّرْجُونَةُ az-zarjūnatu |
زَرْجُونَةُ zarjūnatu |
| accusative | زَرْجُونَةً zarjūnatan |
الزَّرْجُونَةَ az-zarjūnata |
زَرْجُونَةَ zarjūnata |
| genitive | زَرْجُونَةٍ zarjūnatin |
الزَّرْجُونَةِ az-zarjūnati |
زَرْجُونَةِ zarjūnati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | زَرْجُونَتَيْن zarjūnatayn |
الزَّرْجُونَتَيْن az-zarjūnatayn |
زَرْجُونَتَيْ zarjūnatay |
| nominative | زَرْجُونَتَانِ zarjūnatāni |
الزَّرْجُونَتَانِ az-zarjūnatāni |
زَرْجُونَتَا zarjūnatā |
| accusative | زَرْجُونَتَيْنِ zarjūnatayni |
الزَّرْجُونَتَيْنِ az-zarjūnatayni |
زَرْجُونَتَيْ zarjūnatay |
| genitive | زَرْجُونَتَيْنِ zarjūnatayni |
الزَّرْجُونَتَيْنِ az-zarjūnatayni |
زَرْجُونَتَيْ zarjūnatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَرْجُونَات zarjūnāt |
الزَّرْجُونَات az-zarjūnāt |
زَرْجُونَات zarjūnāt |
| nominative | زَرْجُونَاتٌ zarjūnātun |
الزَّرْجُونَاتُ az-zarjūnātu |
زَرْجُونَاتُ zarjūnātu |
| accusative | زَرْجُونَاتٍ zarjūnātin |
الزَّرْجُونَاتِ az-zarjūnāti |
زَرْجُونَاتِ zarjūnāti |
| genitive | زَرْجُونَاتٍ zarjūnātin |
الزَّرْجُونَاتِ az-zarjūnāti |
زَرْجُونَاتِ zarjūnāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: żarġun
Noun
زَرْجُون • (zarjūn) m
- clear water that stagnates in a mountain
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | زَرْجُون zarjūn |
الزَّرْجُون az-zarjūn |
زَرْجُون zarjūn |
| nominative | زَرْجُونٌ zarjūnun |
الزَّرْجُونُ az-zarjūnu |
زَرْجُونُ zarjūnu |
| accusative | زَرْجُونًا zarjūnan |
الزَّرْجُونَ az-zarjūna |
زَرْجُونَ zarjūna |
| genitive | زَرْجُونٍ zarjūnin |
الزَّرْجُونِ az-zarjūni |
زَرْجُونِ zarjūni |
Further reading
- “zrgwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 69