معجون

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ج ن (ʕ-j-n)

Derived from the passive participle of عَجَنَ (ʕajana, to knead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.d͡ʒuːn/

Noun

مَعْجُون • (maʕjūn) m (plural مَعَاجِين (maʕājīn))

  1. paste, cream
  2. putty

Declension

Descendants

  • English: majoun
  • Northern Kurdish: macûn
  • Persian: معجون (ma'jun)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਮਾਜੂਨ (mājūn)
      Shahmukhi script: ماجون (majun)
  • Ottoman Turkish: معجون (maʿcun)
    • Turkish: macun
    • Armenian: մաճուն (mačun)
    • Romanian: magiun

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ج ن
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʕ.d͡ʒuːn/

Noun

مَعْجون • (maʕjūn) m (plural مَعَاجين (maʕājīn))

  1. paste
  2. toothpaste

See also

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn, paste; putty), a derivation from the past participle of عَجَنَ (ʕajana, to knead).

Noun

معجون • (maʼcun) (plural معاجین (meʼacin))

  1. (in general) paste, any soft and moist mixture of several ingredients incorporated together
  2. putty, a form of cement made from linseed oil and whiting used in domestic construction and repair
  3. (medicine) electuary, any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener

Derived terms

  • جامجی معجونی (camcı maʼcunu, glazier's putty)
  • جواهر معجونی (cevahir maʼcunu, sort of electuary with precious stones)
  • دیش معجونی (diş maʼcunu, toothpaste)
  • معجون كش (maʼcun keş, kind of spatula)
  • معجون گبی (maʼcun gibi, soft like putty)
  • معجونجی (maʼcuncu, maker or seller of electuaries)

Descendants

  • Turkish: macun
  • Armenian: մաճուն (mačun)
  • Romanian: magiun

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn).

Noun

معجون • (ma'jun)

  1. mixture
  2. concoction
  3. potion

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਾਜੂਨ (mājūn)
    Shahmukhi script: ماجون (majun)
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