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ءرن

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes activity, liveliness, and sometimes exuberance or recklessness. It extends to concepts of pursuit, especially in the context of animals, and also encompasses terms related to death and burial, as well as specific plants and substances.

Derived headwords

أَرِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be activeboth

    To be lively, energetic, and active.

  2. 2.
    to be recklessclassical

    To be exuberant, boastful, or reckless.

  3. 3.
    to approach for pilgrimageclassical

    To draw near for the purpose of pilgrimage.

الأَرَنnoun
  1. 1.
    activityboth

    Liveliness, energy, and activity.

  2. 2.
    exuberanceclassical

    Boastfulness, exuberance, or recklessness.

أَرِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    activeboth

    Describing a camel that is lively and energetic.

أَرَنٌ وأَرونnoun
  1. 1.
    livelinessclassical

    A state of liveliness or activity.

آرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    activityclassical

    Plural of 'arana', referring to states of liveliness or activity.

  2. 2.
    exuberanceclassical

    Plural of 'arana', referring to states of boastfulness or recklessness.

الإِرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    livelinessclassical

    A state of liveliness or activity.

  2. 2.
    wild bullclassical

    A wild bull, so named because it pursues cows.

  3. 3.
    coffinclassical

    A coffin or bier for carrying the dead.

  4. 4.
    bierclassical

    A frame or structure used to carry the dead.

  5. 5.
    coffin woodclassical

    Wood used to construct coffins.

  6. 6.
    funeralclassical

    A funeral procession or the bier itself.

إِرَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wild bullclassical

    A female animal, like a cow or sheep, associated with a wild bull.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A place name from which cows are attributed, similar to 'Layth Khufya'.

أَرَنَ البعيرverb
  1. 1.
    to be livelyboth

    A camel becoming lively and energetic.

يُؤَارِنُverb
  1. 1.
    to pursueclassical

    A bull pursuing a cow.

مُؤَارَنَة وإِرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    pursuitclassical

    The act of a bull pursuing a cow.

المِئْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    lairclassical

    The lair or den of a wild bull.

المَيَارِين والمَآرِينnoun
  1. 1.
    lairsclassical

    Plural of 'mi'ran', referring to the lairs of wild animals.

أَرَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    coffinsclassical

    Plural of 'iran', referring to coffins or biers.

الأَرْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    soft cheeseclassical

    A type of soft cheese.

  2. 2.
    curdled milkclassical

    The white substance formed when a curdling agent is added to milk.

  3. 3.
    chameleon's spotclassical

    A spot on a chameleon's neck or head.

  4. 4.
    head coveringclassical

    Something wrapped around the head.

  5. 5.
    plantclassical

    A known plant resembling mallow.

أَرَنِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    soft cheeseclassical

    Relating to soft cheese.

الأَرَانِيnoun
  1. 1.
    soft cheeseclassical

    A type of soft cheese.

  2. 2.
    seedsclassical

    Seeds of a plant thrown into milk to curdle it.

الأَرُونnoun
  1. 1.
    poisonclassical

    A type of poison.

  2. 2.
    elephant's brainclassical

    The brain of an elephant, considered a poison.

  3. 3.
    plant seedsclassical

    Seeds of a particular plant.

الأَرَانِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plant stemclassical

    The stem of a plant, particularly of saltwort, that grows tall.

الأَرِينَةnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A known plant resembling mallow, eaten by young camels.

الأَرْنَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rabbitmodern

    A rabbit.

الأَرِينnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A plant found in the Hijaz with leaves like wallflower.

أَرِنْverb
  1. 1.
    be quickclassical

    An imperative verb meaning to be quick or swift, especially in the context of slaughtering an animal.

أَرِنْverb
  1. 1.
    prolong gazeclassical

    To prolong one's gaze or stare intently at something.

أَرِنْverb
  1. 1.
    become afflictedclassical

    To become afflicted with 'rain' (destruction or ruin), particularly concerning livestock.

أَرِنْverb
  1. 1.
    be livelyclassical

    To be lively or energetic.

الأَرَيانnoun
  1. 1.
    taxclassical

    A tax or tribute imposed on people.

الأَرْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    excessclassical

    An excess or addition beyond what is rightfully due.

الأَرْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    obligationclassical

    Something imposed or obligated upon people.

Parallel reading

متى ينازعهن في الأرين، ... يذرعن أو يعطين بالماعون
When he contends with them in liveliness, ... they measure or give charity.
وهو أرن وأرون، مثل مرح ومروح
And he is 'arn' and 'arun', like 'marah' and 'maruh'.
حد الربيع أرن أرون
The peak of spring is 'arn' and 'arun'.
فانقض منحدبا، كأن إرانه ... قبس تقطع دون كف الموقد
He swooped down, as if his liveliness... was a spark cut off before the hand of the fire-lighter.
وأرن البعير، بالكسر، يأرن أرنا إذا مرح مرحا، فهو أرن أي نشيط.
And the camel 'arana' (with kasra), 'ya'runu arnan' when it becomes very lively, so it is 'arn', meaning active.
وكم من إران قد سلبت مقيله، ... إذا ضن بالوحش العتاق معاقله
And how many a wild bull has its resting place been plundered, ... when its strongholds are stingy with noble game.
فكأنها هي، بعد غب كلالها ... أو أسفع الخدين، شاة إران
As if it were she, after the exhaustion of her fatigue... or the dark-cheeked one, a sheep of 'iran' (a wild bull).
والمئران: كناس الثور الوحشي، وجمعه الميارين والمآرين.
And 'al-mi'ran': the lair of the wild bull, and its plural is 'al-mayarin' and 'al-ma'arin'.
قد بدلت ساكن الآرام بعدهم، ... والباقر الخيس ينحين المآرينا
They have replaced the inhabitants of the 'aram' (places of wild bulls) after them, ... and the grazing cows are heading towards the 'ma'arin'.
قطعتها، إذا المها تجوفت، ... مآرنا إلى ذراها أهدفت
I cut it, when the wild cows became hollowed out, ... our lairs towards their heights were targeted.
أثرت في جناجن كإران الميت ... عولين فوق عوج رسال
You stirred up graves like the biers of the dead... hanging over crooked paths.
أمون كألواح الإران نسأتها ... على لاحب، كأنه ظهر برجد
A she-camel like the planks of a bier, I urged her on... on a clear path, like the back of a saddlebag.
إذا ظبي الكنسات انغلا ... تحت الإران، سلبته الظلا
When the gazelle of the open plains slipped... under the bier, it robbed it of shade.
هدان كشحم الأرنة المترجرج
Two birds like the trembling fat of 'al-arnah'.
وتعلل الحرباء أرنته ... متشاوسا لوريده نقر
And the chameleon amused itself with its 'arnah' (spot on its neck)... pecking at its vein.
وأنت الغيث ينفع ما يليه، ... وأنت السم خالطه الأرون
And you are the rain that benefits what is near you, ... and you are the poison mixed with 'al-arun' (elephant's brain).
حتى رأيت الأرينة تأكلها صغار الإبل
Until I saw the 'arinah' (plant) being eaten by young camels.
حتى رأيت الأرنبة.
Until I saw the 'arnabah' (rabbit).
أرن أو اعجل ما أنهر الدم
Be quick or hasten what causes the blood to flow.
اجتمع جوار فأرن أي نشطن
The girls gathered and became lively, meaning energetic.
ما أدي الأريان
What the 'aryan' (tax) would yield.