عرين

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ن (ʕ-r-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.riːn/

Noun

عَرِين • (ʕarīn) m (plural عُرُن (ʕurun))

1. thicket
2. (lion's) den

   أَسَدٌ كَانَ نَائِمًا فِي عَرِينِهِ ― ʔasadun kāna nāʔiman fī ʕarīnihi ― a lion was sleeping in his den

Declension

Declension of noun عَرِين (ʕarīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرِين ʕarīn	الْعَرِين al-ʕarīn	عَرِين ʕarīn
Nominative	عَرِينٌ ʕarīnun	الْعَرِينُ al-ʕarīnu	عَرِينُ ʕarīnu
Accusative	عَرِينًا ʕarīnan	الْعَرِينَ al-ʕarīna	عَرِينَ ʕarīna
Genitive	عَرِينٍ ʕarīnin	الْعَرِينِ al-ʕarīni	عَرِينِ ʕarīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَرِينَيْن ʕarīnayn	الْعَرِينَيْن al-ʕarīnayn	عَرِينَيْ ʕarīnay
Nominative	عَرِينَانِ ʕarīnāni	الْعَرِينَانِ al-ʕarīnāni	عَرِينَا ʕarīnā
Accusative	عَرِينَيْنِ ʕarīnayni	الْعَرِينَيْنِ al-ʕarīnayni	عَرِينَيْ ʕarīnay
Genitive	عَرِينَيْنِ ʕarīnayni	الْعَرِينَيْنِ al-ʕarīnayni	عَرِينَيْ ʕarīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُرُن ʕurun	الْعُرُن al-ʕurun	عُرُن ʕurun
Nominative	عُرُنٌ ʕurunun	الْعُرُنُ al-ʕurunu	عُرُنُ ʕurunu
Accusative	عُرُنًا ʕurunan	الْعُرُنَ al-ʕuruna	عُرُنَ ʕuruna
Genitive	عُرُنٍ ʕurunin	الْعُرُنِ al-ʕuruni	عُرُنِ ʕuruni

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عرن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN