ترنج

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

أُتْرُنْج (ʔutrunj) with epenthesis instead of prothesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.rund͡ʒ/
  • (Baḥrain) 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

Derived terms

Descendants

Baluchi

Noun

ترنج • (trunj)

  1. citron

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuˈɾunt͡ʃ], [tʏˈɾʏnt͡ʃ]

Noun

ترنج • (turunç, türünç)

  1. bitter orange

Descendants

  • Turkish: turunç

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, 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

Persian

FWOTD – 25 May 2017

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰʊ.ɾʊnd͡ʒ], [t̪ʰʊ.ɾänd͡ʒ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰʊ.ɾʊnd͡ʒ], [t̪ʰʊ.ɾänd͡ʒ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰu.ɾund͡ʒ̥], [t̪ʰu.ɾänd͡ʒ̥]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰo.ɹond͡ʒ̥], [t̪ʰo.ɹænd͡ʒ̥]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰu.ɾund͡ʒ], [t̪ʰu.ɾänd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading? turunj, turanj
Dari reading? turunj, turanj
Iranian reading? toronj, toranj
Tajik reading? turunj, turanj

Noun

ترنج • (classical turunj, turanj, iranian toronj, toranj)

  1. citron (fruit)
  2. (art) medallion created using rich arabesque patterns usually found in some artworks, especially that of a (Persian) carpet, an illuminated manuscript, or in Islamic tiles
    • Resalat Newspaper,
      ترنج باید در مرکز فرش قرار گیرد
      toranj bâyad dar markaz-e farš qarâr girad
      The medallion should be placed in the center of carpet [...]
    • Goljaam Quarterly
      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

Derived terms

  • ترنجیدن (classical turunjîdan, iranian toronjidan)
  • ترنجی (classical turunjî, iranian toronji)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: તુરુંજ (turuñj), તુરંજ (turañj)

References

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