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ترج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of citrus fruit, likely a citron or a similar large, fragrant variety. It also encompasses place names and descriptive terms for thickness or robustness.

Derived headwords

الآتَرَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    citron (fruit)both

    citron (fruit)

الآتَرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    citron (fruit)both

    citron (fruit)

  2. 2.
    citronboth

    citron

تُرَنْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    citron (fruit)both

    citron (fruit)

تُرَنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    citron (fruit)both

    citron (fruit)

عَرَنْدadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick, robustclassical

    Describing something as thick, robust, or substantial, used in comparison to 'taraj'.

تَرَجname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    The name of a specific location.

Parallel reading

يحملن أترجة (1) نضح العبير بها * كأن تطيابها في الأنف مشموم
They carry a citron, its fragrance diffusing from it, as if its perfume is inhaled in the nose.
وحكى أبو زيد ترنجة وترنج
Abu Zayd narrated 'turunja' and 'turunj'.
ونظيرها ما حكاه سيبويه: وتر عرند، أي غليظ.
And similar to it is what Sibawayh narrated: 'wa tarun 'arand', meaning thick.
وترج بالفتح: اسم موضع.
Taraj (with fatha) is the name of a place.
وهاب (1) كجثمان الحمامة أجفلت * به ريح ترج والصبا كل مجفل
And a swift one, like the body of a dove, startled by the wind of Taraj and the south wind, all fleeing.
هو أجرأ من الماشي بترج
He is braver than one walking in Taraj.
لانها مأسدة.
Because it (Taraj) is a place of lions.