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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses the word 'al-murtaj', which is a loanword from Persian. It describes two types, silver and gold, and clarifies its pronunciation and meaning, distinguishing it from a similar-sounding word.

Derived headwords

اَلْمُرْتَجnoun
  1. 1.
    loanword for precious metalclassical

    A loanword from Persian, referring to a type of precious metal, specifically silver or gold.

مَرْتَكnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian term for precious metalclassical

    The original Persian word from which 'al-murtaj' is derived, referring to a type of silver or gold.

مُرْدَارِسَنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian term for precious metalclassical

    Another Persian term identified as equivalent to 'al-murtaj', meaning a type of silver or gold.

مِرِّيخnoun
  1. 1.
    planet Marsclassical

    The planet Mars, mentioned to distinguish it from 'al-murtaj' which was mistakenly thought to be a misspelling of this word.

مَرْدَدnoun
  1. 1.
    dead personclassical

    The deceased or dead person, mentioned as the etymological origin of the 'mim' (م) in 'al-murtaj'.

Parallel reading

وهو نوعان: فضي وذهبي.
It is of two types: silver and gold.
وهو (المردارسنج، وليس بتصحيف مريخ) كسكين كما زعم.
And it is (al-murdarsanj, and not a misspelling of Mirrikh) like a knife, as he claimed.
والوجه في ذالك ضم ميمه لأنه معرب مرده
And the explanation for that is the dammah on its mim because it is a loanword from mardahu
وهو الميت.
And it is the dead.
وهاذا القول فيه تأمل.
And this statement requires contemplation.