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عرجن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the stem or stalk of a cluster of dates, specifically the part that remains after the individual date strands have been removed. It also extends to the action of striking with this stalk.

Derived headwords

العَرْجُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Date cluster stalkboth

    The main stem of a date cluster from which the individual date strands (شماريخ) are cut. It remains on the palm tree as a dry, woody structure.

عَرْجَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To strike with the stalkclassical

    To hit or strike someone or something with the 'arjūn' (the date cluster stalk).

Parallel reading

أصل العذق الذي يعوج وتقطع منه الشماريخ فيبقى على النخل يابسا.
The origin of the cluster, which bends and from which the strands are cut, remaining on the palm tree dry.
وعرجنه: ضربه بالعرجون.
And 'arjānahu': striking him with the 'arjūn'.