ترنج

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian ترنج (turunj). Doublet of أُتْرُجّ (ʔutrujj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.rund͡ʒ/
•  IPA^(key): /trind͡ʒ/

Noun

تُرُنْج • (turunj) m (collective, singulative تُرُنْجَة f (turunja))

1. citron (Citrus medica fruit and tree)
2. mandorla, citrus-shape for a center-medallion, or the medallion itself

Declension

Declension of noun تُرُنْج (turunj)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرُنْج turunj	التُّرُنْج at-turunj	تُرُنْج turunj
Nominative	تُرُنْجٌ turunjun	التُّرُنْجُ at-turunju	تُرُنْجُ turunju
Accusative	تُرُنْجًا turunjan	التُّرُنْجَ at-turunja	تُرُنْجَ turunja
Genitive	تُرُنْجٍ turunjin	التُّرُنْجِ at-turunji	تُرُنْجِ turunji
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرُنْجَة turunja	التُّرُنْجَة at-turunja	تُرُنْجَة turunjat
Nominative	تُرُنْجَةٌ turunjatun	التُّرُنْجَةُ at-turunjatu	تُرُنْجَةُ turunjatu
Accusative	تُرُنْجَةً turunjatan	التُّرُنْجَةَ at-turunjata	تُرُنْجَةَ turunjata
Genitive	تُرُنْجَةٍ turunjatin	التُّرُنْجَةِ at-turunjati	تُرُنْجَةِ turunjati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرُنْجَتَيْن turunjatayn	التُّرُنْجَتَيْن at-turunjatayn	تُرُنْجَتَيْ turunjatay
Nominative	تُرُنْجَتَانِ turunjatāni	التُّرُنْجَتَانِ at-turunjatāni	تُرُنْجَتَا turunjatā
Accusative	تُرُنْجَتَيْنِ turunjatayni	التُّرُنْجَتَيْنِ at-turunjatayni	تُرُنْجَتَيْ turunjatay
Genitive	تُرُنْجَتَيْنِ turunjatayni	التُّرُنْجَتَيْنِ at-turunjatayni	تُرُنْجَتَيْ turunjatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تُرُنْجَات turunjāt	التُّرُنْجَات at-turunjāt	تُرُنْجَات turunjāt
Nominative	تُرُنْجَاتٌ turunjātun	التُّرُنْجَاتُ at-turunjātu	تُرُنْجَاتُ turunjātu
Accusative	تُرُنْجَاتٍ turunjātin	التُّرُنْجَاتِ at-turunjāti	تُرُنْجَاتِ turunjāti
Genitive	تُرُنْجَاتٍ turunjātin	التُّرُنْجَاتِ at-turunjāti	تُرُنْجَاتِ turunjāti

Derived terms

• تُرُنْجِيّ (turunjiyy)
• تُرُنْجَان (turunjān)

Descendants

• → Catalan: taronja
• → Portuguese: toranja, toronja
• → Spanish: toronja

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Baluchi

Noun

ترنج • (trunj)

1. citron

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Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• تورونج (turunç, türünç), تورنج (turunç, türünç)

Etymology

From Persian ترنج (turunj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuˈɾunt͡ʃ], [tʏˈɾʏnt͡ʃ]

Noun

ترنج • (turunç, türünç)

1. bitter orange

Descendants

• Turkish: turunç, turuncu

References

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “ترنج”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, column 1162
• Zenker, Julius Theodor (1866) “ترنج”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 1 (overall work in German and French), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 280

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Persian

FWOTD – 25 May 2017

Etymology

From , ultimately from Proto-Iranian *θranč-. Akin to Arabic أُتْرُجّ (ʔutrujj), Aramaic תְּרוֹגָא (tərōḡā), אֶתְרוֹגָא (ʾeṯrōḡā), Classical Syriac ܛܪܘܓܐ (ṭəruggā), ܛܪܘܓܐ (ʾāṭruggā), Hebrew אֶתְרוֹג (ʾeṯrṓḡ), Middle Armenian թուրինջ (tʻurinǰ), Iranian borrowings, and Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग (mātuluṅga, “citron tree”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ترنج • (Classical turunj, turanj, Iranian toronj, toranj)

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1. citron (fruit)
2. (art) medallion created using rich arabesque patterns usually found in the center of some artworks, especially that of a (Persian) carpet, an illuminated manuscript, or in Islamic tiles
   • Resalat Newspaper, [2]

     ترنج بايد در مركز فرش قرار گيرد

     toranj bâyad dar markaz-e farš qarâr girad

     The medallion should be placed in the center of carpet [...]

   • Goljaam Quarterly [3]

     بررسی نقش نمادین ترنج در فرش ایرانی

     barresi-ye naqš-e namâdin-e toranj dar farš-e irâni

     On the Symbolic Role of Medallion in Persian Carpet

Synonyms

• (citron): بالنگ (bâlang), بادرنگ (bâdrang)

Derived terms

• ترنجیدن (Classical turunjîdan, Iranian toronjidan)

Descendants

• → Arabic: تُرُنْج (turunj)
  • → Catalan: taronja
  • → Portuguese: toranja, toronja
  • → Spanish: toronja
• → Ottoman Turkish: ترنج (turunç, türünç), تورونج (turunç, türünç), تورنج (turunç, türünç)
  • Turkish: turunç, turuncu

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ترنج”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• بررسي ريشه شناختي چند فعل هورامي