جرن
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ج ر م (j-r-m) from which جَرَمَ (jarama, “to cut off, to pick (fruits from the palm”), applied primarily for palm harvests and then in other regions without palm cultivation for corn. In the sense of a stone implement where something is fused borrowed from Aramaic גּוּרְנָה / ܓܘܽܪܢܳܐ (gurnā, “stone trough”), from Akkadian 𒄖𒊒𒌦𒉡 (/gurunnu, garunnu/, “a small ritual jug, urn, or basin; possibly a mortar”), from which is also Ancient Greek γοῦρνα (goûrna, “urn; basin, sink; mortar”). The sense of a threshing-floor is also found in Hebrew גורן / גֹּרֶן (gṓren, “threshing-floor”), Ugaritic 𐎂𐎗𐎐 (grn /gurnu/, “threshing-floor”), Akkadian 𒈠𒀝𒊏𒈾𒋾 (/magrattu/, “threshing-floor”), Ge'ez ጕርን, ጎርን, ጉርን (gʷərn, gorn, gurn, “threshing-floor”), Blin ወረና (wäräna, “threshing-floor”).
Alternative forms
- (threshing-floor): جَرِين (jarīn) – Ḥijāz, Yemen — جِرْن (jirn) – Yemen — مَجْرَن (majran), مِجْرَان (mijrān), مِجْرَن (mijran) – Yemen — جُرْنَة (gurna) – Morocco — جَنُّور (gannūr) – Oman
- (mortar for the kitchen): نِجْر (nijr)
Noun
جُرْن • (jurn) m (plural أَجْرَان (ʾajrān))
- threshing-floor, surface where grain sheaves or where dates are collected, heap of harvest
- basin, font, trough, hole where liquid retreats
- mixing tub, mortar box, bin where plaster is compounded
- mortar, vessel where foodstuff is ground
Declension
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | جُرْن jurn | الْجُرْن al-jurn | جُرْن jurn |
Nominative | جُرْنٌ jurnun | الْجُرْنُ al-jurnu | جُرْنُ jurnu |
Accusative | جُرْنًا jurnan | الْجُرْنَ al-jurna | جُرْنَ jurna |
Genitive | جُرْنٍ jurnin | الْجُرْنِ al-jurni | جُرْنِ jurni |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | جُرْنَيْن jurnayn | الْجُرْنَيْن al-jurnayn | جُرْنَيْ jurnay |
Nominative | جُرْنَانِ jurnāni | الْجُرْنَانِ al-jurnāni | جُرْنَا jurnā |
Accusative | جُرْنَيْنِ jurnayni | الْجُرْنَيْنِ al-jurnayni | جُرْنَيْ jurnay |
Genitive | جُرْنَيْنِ jurnayni | الْجُرْنَيْنِ al-jurnayni | جُرْنَيْ jurnay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَجْرَان ʾajrān | الْأَجْرَان al-ʾajrān | أَجْرَان ʾajrān |
Nominative | أَجْرَانٌ ʾajrānun | الْأَجْرَانُ al-ʾajrānu | أَجْرَانُ ʾajrānu |
Accusative | أَجْرَانًا ʾajrānan | الْأَجْرَانَ al-ʾajrāna | أَجْرَانَ ʾajrāna |
Genitive | أَجْرَانٍ ʾajrānin | الْأَجْرَانِ al-ʾajrāni | أَجْرَانِ ʾajrāni |
Derived terms
- أَجْرَنَ (ʾajrana, “to collect dates in the date-heap”)
Etymology 2
From جُرْن (jurn) in the sense of being worn down, to be ground or worked metaphorically like as if by a grinding stone.
Verb
جَرَنَ • (jarana) I, non-past يَجْرُنُ (yajrunu)
- to become threadbare and smooth, to get worn-in, to be well used
- to become accustomed, to get used
Conjugation
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | جُرُون jurūn | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | جَارِن jārin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَجْرُون majrūn | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | جَرَنْتُ jarantu | جَرَنْتَ jaranta | جَرَنَ jarana | جَرَنْتُمَا jarantumā | جَرَنَا jaranā | جَرَنَّا jarannā | جَرَنْتُمْ jarantum | جَرَنُوا jaranū | |||
f | جَرَنْتِ jaranti | جَرَنَتْ jaranat | جَرَنَتَا jaranatā | جَرَنْتُنَّ jarantunna | جَرَنَّ jaranna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَجْرُنُ ʾajrunu | تَجْرُنُ tajrunu | يَجْرُنُ yajrunu | تَجْرُنَانِ tajrunāni | يَجْرُنَانِ yajrunāni | نَجْرُنُ najrunu | تَجْرُنُونَ tajrunūna | يَجْرُنُونَ yajrunūna | |||
f | تَجْرُنِينَ tajrunīna | تَجْرُنُ tajrunu | تَجْرُنَانِ tajrunāni | تَجْرُنَّ tajrunna | يَجْرُنَّ yajrunna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَجْرُنَ ʾajruna | تَجْرُنَ tajruna | يَجْرُنَ yajruna | تَجْرُنَا tajrunā | يَجْرُنَا yajrunā | نَجْرُنَ najruna | تَجْرُنُوا tajrunū | يَجْرُنُوا yajrunū | |||
f | تَجْرُنِي tajrunī | تَجْرُنَ tajruna | تَجْرُنَا tajrunā | تَجْرُنَّ tajrunna | يَجْرُنَّ yajrunna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَجْرُنْ ʾajrun | تَجْرُنْ tajrun | يَجْرُنْ yajrun | تَجْرُنَا tajrunā | يَجْرُنَا yajrunā | نَجْرُنْ najrun | تَجْرُنُوا tajrunū | يَجْرُنُوا yajrunū | |||
f | تَجْرُنِي tajrunī | تَجْرُنْ tajrun | تَجْرُنَا tajrunā | تَجْرُنَّ tajrunna | يَجْرُنَّ yajrunna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | اُجْرُنْ ujrun | اُجْرُنَا ujrunā | اُجْرُنُوا ujrunū | ||||||||
f | اُجْرُنِي ujrunī | اُجْرُنَّ ujrunna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | — | — | جُرِنَ jurina | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | — | — | يُجْرَنُ yujranu | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | — | — | يُجْرَنَ yujrana | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | — | — | يُجْرَنْ yujran | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
جُرْنَ • (jurna) (form I)
- second-person feminine plural active imperative of جَارَ (jāra)
- third-person feminine plural past active of جَارَ (jāra)
Noun
جُرُن • (jurun) pl
- plural of جَرِين (jarīn, “surface where grain sheaves or where dates are collected, heap of harvest”)
- plural of جِرَان (jirān, “under part of the neck of a camel”)
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