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عرهن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of largeness, greatness, and potentially something undesirable or ignoble. It is primarily used to describe large camels and, metaphorically, something of low value or ignoble status.

Derived headwords

العراهنnoun
  1. 1.
    Large camelclassical

    A large, bulky, or massive camel.

عراهنadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, bulkyclassical

    Describing something as large, bulky, or massive, particularly a camel.

عراهمadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, bulkyclassical

    An alternative form to describe something large and bulky, especially a camel.

جراهمadjective
  1. 1.
    Large, bulkyclassical

    Another variant used to describe a large and bulky camel.

العرهونnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble thingclassical

    Something ignoble, base, or of low status.

  2. 2.
    Truffle-like objectclassical

    An object resembling a truffle in taste.

العرجونnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble thingclassical

    A term for something ignoble or base.

العرجدnoun
  1. 1.
    Ignoble thingclassical

    Another word signifying something ignoble or base.

عراهينnoun
  1. 1.
    Truffle-like objectsclassical

    The plural of 'al-'arahun', referring to objects resembling truffles in taste.

وعرهانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

العراهن: الضخم من الإبل.
Al-'urahin: the bulky one of camels.
الفراء: بعير عراهن وعراهم وجراهم عظيم.
Al-Farra': a camel, 'urahin, 'uraham, and jaraham is great.
أبو عمرو: العرهون والعرجون والعرجد كله الإهان.
Abu 'Amr: Al-'urhun, al-'arjūn, and al-'arjad are all ignoble.
ابن بري: العرهون، وجمعه عراهين، شيء يشبه الكمأة في الطعم.
Ibn Barrī: Al-'urhun, and its plural is 'urahin, is something resembling a truffle in taste.
قال: وعرهان موضع.
He said: And 'Warhan is a place.