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ترن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a place name in Yemen and terms associated with a prostitute and her offspring. It also touches upon the concept of prolonged gazing.

Derived headwords

تَرِنname
  1. 1.
    Place in Yemenclassical

    A place name located in Yemen.

تَرْنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Prostituteclassical

    A term used to refer to a prostitute or a woman of ill repute.

  2. 2.
    Woman of ill reputeclassical

    Can also refer to a woman who is considered immoral or promiscuous.

تَرَنَّىverb
  1. 1.
    To gaze intentlyclassical

    To look at something or someone with prolonged and sustained attention, possibly due to fascination or desire.

ابن ترنىname
  1. 1.
    Offspring of a prostituteclassical

    Refers to the child of a prostitute or a woman of ill repute.

Parallel reading

ترن، كزفر: ع باليمن
Taran, like Zafar: a place in Yemen.
ويقال للأمة والبغي: ترنى، كحبلى
And it is said for a slave woman and a prostitute: Tarna, like Hubla.
وترنى وابن ترنى: ولد البغي
And Tarnā and Ibn Tarnā: the offspring of a prostitute.
ويجوز أن تكون ترنى من رنيت، إذا أديم النظر إليها
And it is permissible that Tarna is from 'ranytu' (I gazed), if prolonged looking was directed at her.