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ورن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to specific months of the Islamic calendar, with differing opinions on which months are referred to. It also touches upon concepts of luxury and abundant anointing.

Derived headwords

وَرْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dhu al-Qi'dahclassical

    A name for the month of Dhu al-Qi'dah, believed by some to originate from the Jahiliyyah period.

  2. 2.
    Jumada al-Akhirahclassical

    A name for the month of Jumada al-Akhirah, according to some scholars.

وَرَنَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Dhu al-Qi'dah (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'Warana', referring to the month of Dhu al-Qi'dah.

رَنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Jumada al-Akhirahclassical

    Another name for the month of Jumada al-Akhirah, which is not declined (non-synecdoche).

رَنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Jumada al-Akhirahclassical

    A name for the month of Jumada al-Akhirah, as used by some Arabs.

التَّوَرُّنnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant anointingclassical

    The state of being excessively anointed or indulging in luxury and comfort.

Parallel reading

ذو القعدة
Dhu al-Qi'dah
أرى ذلك في الجاهلية
I see that from the Jahiliyyah period.
وجمعها ورنات
And its plural is 'warana'.
هو جمادى الآخرة
It is Jumada al-Akhirah.
فأعددت مصقولا لأيام ورنة
So I prepared a polished [spear] for the days of Warana.
إذا لم يكن للرمي والطعن مسلك
If there was no way for shooting and thrusting.
ويقال له أيضا رنة، غير مصروف
And it is also called 'Rana', non-synecdoche.
كانت العرب تسمي جمادى الآخرة رنى، وذا القعدة ورنة، وذا الحجة برك
The Arabs used to name Jumada al-Akhirah 'Rana', Dhu al-Qi'dah 'Warana', and Dhu al-Hijjah 'Baraka'.
التورن كثرة التدهن والنعيم
Al-Tawarrun is abundant anointing and luxury.
التودن، بالدال، أشبه بهذا المعنى
Al-Tawaddun, with a dal, is more similar to this meaning.