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العرتن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific type of tree used for tanning leather. It also refers to the tanned leather itself and a place name derived from it.

Derived headwords

العَرْتَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Tanning treeclassical

    A tree whose bark is used for tanning hides.

العَرْتَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Tanned leatherclassical

    A hide or skin that has been treated with the bark of the 'Aratan tree for preservation and tanning.

العَرْتَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place named after the tanning tree.

عَرَنْتَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Tanning treeclassical

    The original or base form of the word for the tree used in tanning, similar in structure to 'qurunful' (clove) or 'juhunful' (a type of plant).

عَرْتُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Tanning treeclassical

    Another variant name for the tree used in tanning, similar in structure to 'zurjun' (a type of plant).

مُعَرْتَنadjective
  1. 1.
    Tanned (leather)classical

    Describing leather that has been tanned using the bark of the 'Aratan tree.

عَرِيتِنَاتname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name, with the initial 'a' sound indicated by 'dammah' (u).

Parallel reading

العرتن، كجعفر، والعرتن، محركة وتضم التاء، والأصل عرنتن، كقرنفل وكجحنفل، أو تثلث تاؤه، والعرتون، كزرجون: شجر يدبغ به.
Al-'Aratan, like Ja'far, and al-'Aratan, with the 'ta' vowelized (fatha) and the 'ta' with dammah, and the origin is 'Arantan, like Qurunful and Juhunful, or its 'ta' is triliteral, and al-'Aratun, like Zurjun: a tree used for tanning.
وأديم معرتن: مدبوغ به.
And a tanned hide: one tanned with it.
وعريتنات، بالضم: ع.
And 'Aratinat, with dammah: a place name.