عرجون
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ر ج (ʕ r j) |
| 5 terms |
Noun
عَرْجُون or عُرْجُون • (ʕarjūn or ʕurjūn) m (plural عَرَاجِين (ʕarājīn))
- raceme, twig of a palm with fruits curved around it, palm-branch girdled with dates
- Synonym: عِذْق (ʕiḏq)
- 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 55:94:
- أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا هَذَا وَفِي يَدِهِ عُرْجُونُ ٱبْنِ طَابٍ فَرَأَى فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ نُخَامَةً فَحَكَّهَا بِالْعُرْجُونِ
- ʔatānā rasūlu l-lahi ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wasallama fī masjidinā haḏā wafī yadihi ʕurjūnu bni ṭābin faraʔā fī qiblati l-masjidi nuḵāmatan faḥakkahā bi-l-ʕurjūni
- Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to us in this mosque and he had in his hand the branch of an Ibn-Ṭab date palm and he saw slime in the qibla of the mosque and he abraded it with the help of the twig.
- Podaxis pistillaris and Podaxis gen.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَرْجُون; عُرْجُون ʕarjūn; ʕurjūn |
الْعَرْجُون; الْعُرْجُون al-ʕarjūn; al-ʕurjūn |
عَرْجُون; عُرْجُون ʕarjūn; ʕurjūn |
| nominative | عَرْجُونٌ; عُرْجُونٌ ʕarjūnun; ʕurjūnun |
الْعَرْجُونُ; الْعُرْجُونُ al-ʕarjūnu; al-ʕurjūnu |
عَرْجُونُ; عُرْجُونُ ʕarjūnu; ʕurjūnu |
| accusative | عَرْجُونًا; عُرْجُونًا ʕarjūnan; ʕurjūnan |
الْعَرْجُونَ; الْعُرْجُونَ al-ʕarjūna; al-ʕurjūna |
عَرْجُونَ; عُرْجُونَ ʕarjūna; ʕurjūna |
| genitive | عَرْجُونٍ; عُرْجُونٍ ʕarjūnin; ʕurjūnin |
الْعَرْجُونِ; الْعُرْجُونِ al-ʕarjūni; al-ʕurjūni |
عَرْجُونِ; عُرْجُونِ ʕarjūni; ʕurjūni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عَرْجُونَيْن; عُرْجُونَيْن ʕarjūnayn; ʕurjūnayn |
الْعَرْجُونَيْن; الْعُرْجُونَيْن al-ʕarjūnayn; al-ʕurjūnayn |
عَرْجُونَيْ; عُرْجُونَيْ ʕarjūnay; ʕurjūnay |
| nominative | عَرْجُونَانِ; عُرْجُونَانِ ʕarjūnāni; ʕurjūnāni |
الْعَرْجُونَانِ; الْعُرْجُونَانِ al-ʕarjūnāni; al-ʕurjūnāni |
عَرْجُونَا; عُرْجُونَا ʕarjūnā; ʕurjūnā |
| accusative | عَرْجُونَيْنِ; عُرْجُونَيْنِ ʕarjūnayni; ʕurjūnayni |
الْعَرْجُونَيْنِ; الْعُرْجُونَيْنِ al-ʕarjūnayni; al-ʕurjūnayni |
عَرْجُونَيْ; عُرْجُونَيْ ʕarjūnay; ʕurjūnay |
| genitive | عَرْجُونَيْنِ; عُرْجُونَيْنِ ʕarjūnayni; ʕurjūnayni |
الْعَرْجُونَيْنِ; الْعُرْجُونَيْنِ al-ʕarjūnayni; al-ʕurjūnayni |
عَرْجُونَيْ; عُرْجُونَيْ ʕarjūnay; ʕurjūnay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَرَاجِين ʕarājīn |
الْعَرَاجِين al-ʕarājīn |
عَرَاجِين ʕarājīn |
| nominative | عَرَاجِينُ ʕarājīnu |
الْعَرَاجِينُ al-ʕarājīnu |
عَرَاجِينُ ʕarājīnu |
| accusative | عَرَاجِينَ ʕarājīna |
الْعَرَاجِينَ al-ʕarājīna |
عَرَاجِينَ ʕarājīna |
| genitive | عَرَاجِينَ ʕarājīna |
الْعَرَاجِينِ al-ʕarājīni |
عَرَاجِينِ ʕarājīni |
Derived terms
- عَرْجَنَ (ʕarjana, “to strike with a عُرْجُون (ʕurjūn); to smear with a عُرْجُون (ʕurjūn)”)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “عرجون”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1997.
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tucson: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 128, 142, 327
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “عرجون”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 826