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ترن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a place name in Yemen and, by extension, to the offspring of a prostitute. It also has a less common association with a type of sand dune.

Derived headwords

تَرَنٌname
  1. 1.
    Place in Yemenclassical

    A place located in Yemen, situated between Mecca and Aden, and near the town of Muza.

تَرْنَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Prostituteclassical

    Used to describe a female slave or a prostitute, similar in form to 'habla' (pregnant).

تَرْنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of a prostituteclassical

    Refers to the child of a prostitute, where the 'ta' is considered original.

ابنُ تَرْنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of a prostituteclassical

    Specifically refers to the son of a prostitute, with the 'ta' in 'trna' being original.

تَرْنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Sand duneclassical

    A type of sand dune, specifically one with accumulated heaps.

Parallel reading

هو (ع باليمن) بين مكة وعدن، وهو بالقرب من موزع.
It (Trna) is a place in Yemen between Mecca and Aden, and it is near Muza.
ويقال للأمة والبغي: ترنى كحبلى.
And a female slave or a prostitute is called 'trna', like 'habla' (pregnant).
ويقال: ترنى وابن ترنى: ولد البغي
And it is said: 'Trna' and 'ibn Trna' refer to the offspring of a prostitute.
فإن ابن ترنى إذا جئتكميدافع عني قولا بريحا
For the son of Trna, when I come to you, will defend me with words of praise.
ويجوز أن تكون ترنى من رنيت إذا أديم النظر إليها
And it is possible that 'trna' is derived from 'ranaytu' (I gazed intently) if one gazes at it continuously.
ترنى، كحبلى: رمل، قال:
'Trna', like 'habla', refers to sand dunes, and he said:
من رمل ترنى ذي الركام البحون
From the sand dunes of Trna, with the accumulated heaps.