مرجان

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Arabic

مرجان

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, pearl-like), from ܡܰܪܓܳܢܺܝܬܳܐ (margānīṯā, pearl), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, pearl), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

مَرْجَان or مُرْجَان (marjān or murjānm (collective, singulative مَرْجَانَة f (marjāna) or مُرْجَانَة (murjāna))

  1. small pearls
  2. corals

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • mrgny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 59

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān).

Noun

Dari مرجان
Iranian Persian
Tajik марҷон

مرجان (marjân) (plural مرجان‌ها (marjân-hâ))

  1. coral

Proper noun

مرجان (marjân)

  1. a female given name, Marjan, from Arabic.

Derived terms

See also