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سرجن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of fertilizing or manuring land, specifically using dung or compost to enrich the soil. It describes the material used for this purpose and the action of applying it.

Derived headwords

السِّرْجِينnoun
  1. 1.
    manureboth

    The material used to fertilize land, typically animal dung or compost.

سرجنهاverb
  1. 1.
    to fertilizeboth

    To apply manure or fertilizer to the land to enrich it.

السِّرْقِينnoun
  1. 1.
    manureclassical

    An alternative term for manure, used for fertilizing land.

Parallel reading

السرجين والسرجين: ما تدمل به الأرض
Al-sirjin and al-sirjin: what the land is fertilized with.
وقد سرجنها
And he fertilized it.
السرجِين، بالكسر، معرب
Al-sirjin, with a kasra, is a loanword.
لأنه ليس في الكلام فعليل، بالفتح
Because there is no 'fa'alil' pattern in Arabic, with a fatha.
ويقال سرقين
And it is said sirqin.