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درقن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root entry primarily discusses the word 'al-daraqan', which refers to a type of fruit, specifically the apricot or peach. It notes variations in pronunciation and regional usage, particularly in the Levant.

Derived headwords

الدراقنnoun
  1. 1.
    Apricotboth

    A fruit, commonly identified as an apricot, though sometimes referred to as a peach in certain dialects.

  2. 2.
    Peachclassical

    In Levantine Arabic, this term is used to refer to a peach.

Parallel reading

الدراقن، كعلابط، الجوهري (وقد تشدد الراء، وهو المشهور على الألسنة: (المشمش،
Al-daraqan, like 'alaabit', according to Al-Jawhari (and the 'ra' may be doubled, which is common in speech): the apricot,
وقال أبو حنيفة: الخوخ، لغة شامية،
And Abu Hanifa said: the peach, a Levantine dialect,
وقال يسمون الخوخ الدراقن،
And he said they call the peach 'al-daraqan',
وهو معرب سرياني أو رومي،
And it is an Arabized word from Syriac or Roman,
ونقلة الجواليقي في معربه وقول المصنف في تفسيره: المشمش غير معروف.
And Al-Jawaliqi transmitted in his dictionary and the author's statement in his explanation: the apricot is not known.