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مرجن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns coral, its appearance, and its origin. It distinguishes between pearl-like coral and a red, gem-like substance believed to be cast by jinn.

Derived headwords

المُرْجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Coralboth

    Small pearls, characterized by extreme whiteness. It is also described as a red jewel, believed to be thrown into the sea by jinn.

مُرْجَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Corallinemodern

    Relating to or resembling coral.

Parallel reading

صغار اللؤلؤ وهو أشد بياضا
Small pearls, and it is of extreme whiteness.
ذكره الأزهري في الرباعي
Al-Azhari mentioned it in the quadriliteral roots.
ونقل أبو الهيثم عن بعض أنه البسذ
And Abu Al-Haytham transmitted from some that it is al-basadh.
وهو جوهر أحمر يقال إن الجن تلقيه في البحر
And it is a red jewel, it is said that the jinn cast it into the sea.
هذا القول الأخير هو المتعارف
This last saying is the commonly known one.
والمفسرون اقتصروا على القول الأول
And the commentators limited themselves to the first saying.
ومما يستدرك عليه
And among what is to be added to it.