ترنج

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Arabic

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Etymology

أُتْرُنْج (ʔutrunj) with epenthesis instead of prothesis.

Pronunciation

Noun

تُرُنْج (turunjm (collective, singulative تُرُنْجَة f (turunja))

  1. citron (Citrus medica fruit and tree)
  2. mandorla, citrus-shape for a center-medallion, or the medallion itself

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Baluchi

Noun

ترنج (trunj)

  1. citron

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

From Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj).

Pronunciation

Noun

ترنج (turunç, türünç)

  1. bitter orange

Descendants

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj).

Pronunciation

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)
    Synonym: بادرنگ (bâdrang)
  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

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