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الترجمان

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to interpretation, translation, and the role of an interpreter. It encompasses the act of explaining, clarifying meaning, and the person who performs this function.

Derived headwords

التّرْجُمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    interpreterboth

    A person who translates spoken language from one language to another.

  2. 2.
    translatorboth

    A person who translates written language from one language to another.

  3. 3.
    interpreter (of meaning)classical

    One who explains or clarifies the meaning of something, not necessarily linguistic.

تَرْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to interpretboth

    To explain the meaning of something, especially a foreign language or a difficult text.

  2. 2.
    to translateboth

    To express the meaning of words or text in another language.

Parallel reading

المفسر، للسان وقد ترجمه و عنه
The interpreter, for the tongue, and he translated it and from it.
والفعل يدل على أصالة التاء
And the verb indicates the originality of the 'ta'.
الترجمان بن هريم بن أبي طخمة: م
Al-Tarjuman bin Huraym bin Abi Tukhmah: a name.