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رقن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the application of henna, specifically for dyeing hair and skin. It also extends to the concept of marking or writing, particularly in the context of accounting and notation.

Derived headwords

الرقونnoun
  1. 1.
    Hennaboth

    The plant Lawsonia inermis, used as a dye.

الرقانnoun
  1. 1.
    Hennaboth

    The dye made from the henna plant.

ترقنتverb
  1. 1.
    Dyed herself with hennaboth

    A woman applied henna to herself, typically her hair or hands.

أرقنverb
  1. 1.
    Dyed his beard with hennaboth

    A man applied henna to his beard.

الترقينnoun
  1. 1.
    Dyeing with hennaboth

    The act or process of applying henna.

  2. 2.
    Marking/Notationclassical

    In accounting, the act of blackening a space to prevent confusion or miscalculation.

المرقونnoun
  1. 1.
    Marked/Writtenclassical

    Something that is marked or written upon, similar to 'marqum'.

المرقومadjective
  1. 1.
    Markedboth

    Written or inscribed with marks.

Parallel reading

الحناء
Henna.
ترقنت المرأة، إذا اختضبت بالحناء.
A woman dyed herself, if she applied henna.
وأرقن الرجل لحيته.
And the man dyed his beard.
والترقين مثله.
And 'at-tarqīn' is similar to it (dyeing with henna).
والمرقون، مثل المرقوم.
And 'al-marqūn' is like 'al-marqūm'.
والترقين في كتاب الحسبانات: تسويد الموضع لئلا يتوهم أنه بيض كي لا يقع فيه حساب.
And 'at-tarqīn' in the book of accounts: blackening the space so it is not mistaken for blank, so that a calculation does not occur there.