أرجوان
Arabic
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أَرْجُوَان
Etymology
From Aramaic אַרְגְּוָונָא / ܐܰܪܓܽܘܳܢܳܐ (ʾargəwānā), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu).
Noun
أَرْجُوَان or أُرْجُوَان • (ʾarjuwān or ʾurjuwān) m
- redbud (Cercis)
- Synonyms: زَمْزَرِيق (zamzarīq), خَزْرِيق (ḵazrīq), شَزْرِيق (šazrīq)
- amethyst
- Synonym: جَمَشْت (jamašt)
- the colour purple
Declension
Declension of noun أَرْجُوَان (ʾarjuwān); أُرْجُوَان (ʾurjuwān)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَرْجُوَان; أُرْجُوَان ʾarjuwān; ʾurjuwān | الْأَرْجُوَان; الْأُرْجُوَان al-ʾarjuwān; al-ʾurjuwān | أَرْجُوَان; أُرْجُوَان ʾarjuwān; ʾurjuwān |
Nominative | أَرْجُوَانٌ; أُرْجُوَانٌ ʾarjuwānun; ʾurjuwānun | الْأَرْجُوَانُ; الْأُرْجُوَانُ al-ʾarjuwānu; al-ʾurjuwānu | أَرْجُوَانُ; أُرْجُوَانُ ʾarjuwānu; ʾurjuwānu |
Accusative | أَرْجُوَانًا; أُرْجُوَانًا ʾarjuwānan; ʾurjuwānan | الْأَرْجُوَانَ; الْأُرْجُوَانَ al-ʾarjuwāna; al-ʾurjuwāna | أَرْجُوَانَ; أُرْجُوَانَ ʾarjuwāna; ʾurjuwāna |
Genitive | أَرْجُوَانٍ; أُرْجُوَانٍ ʾarjuwānin; ʾurjuwānin | الْأَرْجُوَانِ; الْأُرْجُوَانِ al-ʾarjuwāni; al-ʾurjuwāni | أَرْجُوَانِ; أُرْجُوَانِ ʾarjuwāni; ʾurjuwāni |
Derived terms
- أَرْجُوَانِيّ (ʾarjuwāniyy) / أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʾurjuwāniyy, “redbud-related; purple”)
Descendants
- Andalusian Arabic: أرجوان
- → Spanish: arjorán (“Judas tree”)
- → Persian: ارجوان (orjovân)
- → Ottoman Turkish: ارجوان (ercüvân)
- → Serbo-Croatian: adžùvān / аџу̀ва̄н (“young man, lovar”)
- → Ottoman Turkish: ارجوان (ercüvân)