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يرن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very obscure, primarily referring to a specific type of poison or venom, and also a name for a type of sand or sand dune. It is also associated with the brain of an elephant and semen in some interpretations.

Derived headwords

اليَرُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Elephant's brainclassical

    The brain of an elephant.

  2. 2.
    Semenclassical

    According to some interpretations, it refers to semen, specifically the fluid of a stud animal.

  3. 3.
    Poison/Venomclassical

    It is defined as any type of poison or venom.

يَرِنَاname
  1. 1.
    Name of a sandclassical

    A proper name for a type of sand or sandy ground.

Parallel reading

اليَرون: دماغ الفيل
Al-yaron: the brain of the elephant.
وقيل هو المني
And it was said to be semen.
وفي التهذيب: ماء الفحل وهو سم
And in Al-Tahdhib: the fluid of the stud animal, which is poison.
وقيل: هو كل سم
And it was said: it is every poison.
وأنت الغيث ينفع ما يليه، ... وأنت السم خالطه اليرون
And you are the rain that benefits what is around it, ... and you are the poison mixed with Al-yaron.
يرنا: اسم رملة
Yarna: the name of a sand dune.