ران

See also: ڕان, ژان, and زان

Arabic

Root
ر ي ن (r y n)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raː.na/

Verb

رَانَ • (rāna) I (non-past يَرِينُ (yarīnu), verbal noun رَيْن (rayn))

1. to take possession of [with عَلَى (ʕalā) or بِ (bi) or accusative ‘something’]
2. to seize, to overcome [with عَلَى (ʕalā) or بِ (bi) or accusative ‘someone’] (of passion or other intense emotion)
3. to prevail [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘somewhere’] (e.g. of silence)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رَانَ (I, hollow, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun رَيْن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَيْن rayn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَائِن rāʔin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرِين marīn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رِنْتُ rintu	رِنْتَ rinta	رَانَ rāna		رِنْتُمَا rintumā	رَانَا rānā		رِنَّا rinnā	رِنْتُمْ rintum	رَانُوا rānū
	f		رِنْتِ rinti	رَانَتْ rānat			رَانَتَا rānatā			رِنْتُنَّ rintunna	رِنَّ rinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرِينُ ʔarīnu	تَرِينُ tarīnu	يَرِينُ yarīnu		تَرِينَانِ tarīnāni	يَرِينَانِ yarīnāni		نَرِينُ narīnu	تَرِينُونَ tarīnūna	يَرِينُونَ yarīnūna
	f		تَرِينِينَ tarīnīna	تَرِينُ tarīnu			تَرِينَانِ tarīnāni			تَرِنَّ tarinna	يَرِنَّ yarinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرِينَ ʔarīna	تَرِينَ tarīna	يَرِينَ yarīna		تَرِينَا tarīnā	يَرِينَا yarīnā		نَرِينَ narīna	تَرِينُوا tarīnū	يَرِينُوا yarīnū
	f		تَرِينِي tarīnī	تَرِينَ tarīna			تَرِينَا tarīnā			تَرِنَّ tarinna	يَرِنَّ yarinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرِنْ ʔarin	تَرِنْ tarin	يَرِنْ yarin		تَرِينَا tarīnā	يَرِينَا yarīnā		نَرِنْ narin	تَرِينُوا tarīnū	يَرِينُوا yarīnū
	f		تَرِينِي tarīnī	تَرِنْ tarin			تَرِينَا tarīnā			تَرِنَّ tarinna	يَرِنَّ yarinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رِنْ rin			رِينَا rīnā				رِينُوا rīnū
	f		رِينِي rīnī							رِنَّ rinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رِنْتُ rintu	رِنْتَ rinta	رِينَ rīna		رِنْتُمَا rintumā	رِينَا rīnā		رِنَّا rinnā	رِنْتُمْ rintum	رِينُوا rīnū
	f		رِنْتِ rinti	رِينَتْ rīnat			رِينَتَا rīnatā			رِنْتُنَّ rintunna	رِنَّ rinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَانُ ʔurānu	تُرَانُ turānu	يُرَانُ yurānu		تُرَانَانِ turānāni	يُرَانَانِ yurānāni		نُرَانُ nurānu	تُرَانُونَ turānūna	يُرَانُونَ yurānūna
	f		تُرَانِينَ turānīna	تُرَانُ turānu			تُرَانَانِ turānāni			تُرَنَّ turanna	يُرَنَّ yuranna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَانَ ʔurāna	تُرَانَ turāna	يُرَانَ yurāna		تُرَانَا turānā	يُرَانَا yurānā		نُرَانَ nurāna	تُرَانُوا turānū	يُرَانُوا yurānū
	f		تُرَانِي turānī	تُرَانَ turāna			تُرَانَا turānā			تُرَنَّ turanna	يُرَنَّ yuranna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَنْ ʔuran	تُرَنْ turan	يُرَنْ yuran		تُرَانَا turānā	يُرَانَا yurānā		نُرَنْ nuran	تُرَانُوا turānū	يُرَانُوا yurānū
	f		تُرَانِي turānī	تُرَنْ turan			تُرَانَا turānā			تُرَنَّ turanna	يُرَنَّ yuranna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ران”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 431
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ران”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1204

Laki

Noun

ران (ran)

1. (anatomy) thigh

Persian

Alternative forms

• رون (run) (colloquial Iranian)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔːn]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːn]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ɹuːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	rān
Dari reading?	rān
Iranian reading?	rân
Tajik reading?	ron

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (lʾn' /⁠rān⁠/, “thigh”), from Proto-Iranian *hrā́nah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *srā́nas, from Proto-Indo-European *srḗn-s.

Noun

Dari	ران
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рон

ران • (rân) (plural ران‌ها (rân-hâ))

1. thigh
   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The Tale of Rustam and Isfandiyār”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[2]:

     ستبرست بازوت چون ران شیر
     برو یال چون اژدهای دلیر

     sitabr ast bāzū-t čūn rān-e šēr
     bar u yāl čūn aždahā-yi dalēr

     Your upper arm is stout like the lion's thigh,
     Your chest and mane like a valiant dragon.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Descendants

• → Bengali: রান (ran)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: रान (rān)

  Urdu: ران (rān)

Etymology 2

Verb

ران • (rân)

1. present stem form of راندن (rândan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ران (rān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

ران • (rān) f (Hindi spelling रान)

1. thigh