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زتن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns the olive tree and its fruit. It is a well-known term with some etymological discussion regarding its specific derivation.

Derived headwords

الزَّيْتُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Olive treeboth

    The well-known tree that produces olives.

  2. 2.
    Olive fruitboth

    The fruit of the olive tree.

Parallel reading

الزيتون: معروف
The olive: is well-known.
قيل: فيعول
It is said: it is derived from fay'ūl.
وقيل فعلون
And it is said: it is derived from fa'lūn.
وقد تقدم الاختلاف فيه في حرف التاء
And the disagreement concerning it has preceded in the letter tāʼ.