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عربن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of a deposit or pledge given to secure a transaction, often referred to as earnest money. It also has a less common, vulgar meaning related to defecation.

Derived headwords

العربونnoun
  1. 1.
    deposit, pledge, earnest moneyboth

    A sum of money or item given as a pledge to secure the fulfillment of a contract or transaction. This is what is commonly called 'arbon'.

العربونnoun
  1. 1.
    defecationclassical

    In vulgar usage, it refers to the act of defecating.

العربانnoun
  1. 1.
    deposit, pledge, earnest moneyboth

    A variant form of 'arbon, referring to a deposit or pledge given to secure a transaction.

عربنتهverb
  1. 1.
    to give a depositboth

    To give someone a deposit or pledge as security for a transaction.

رمى بالعربونverb
  1. 1.
    to defecateclassical

    A vulgar expression meaning to defecate.

Parallel reading

العربون والعربون والعربان: الذي تسميه العامة الأربون
Al-'arbun, al-'arbun, and al-'arban: that which the common people call 'arbon.
تقول منه: عربنته إذا أعطيته ذلك
You say from it: 'arban-tuhu if you gave him that (deposit).
ويقال: رمى فلان بالعربون إذا سلح
And it is said: 'So-and-so threw with the 'arban if he defecated.