مرجان
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مرجان
مرجان 
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”), from ܡܰܪܓܳܢܺܝܬܳܐ (margānīṯā, “pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), an Iranian borrowing. For the meaning development compare Arabic مَرْو (marw, “odoriferous plants; Maerua crassifolia; pebble; flint; quartz”).
Pronunciation
Noun
مَرْجَان or مُرْجَان • (marjān or murjān) m (collective, singulative مَرْجَانَة f (marjāna) or مُرْجَانَة (murjāna))
Declension
Declension of noun مَرْجَان (marjān); مُرْجَان (murjān)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرْجَان; مُرْجَان marjān; murjān |
الْمَرْجَان; الْمُرْجَان al-marjān; al-murjān |
مَرْجَان; مُرْجَان marjān; murjān |
| Nominative | مَرْجَانٌ; مُرْجَانٌ marjānun; murjānun |
الْمَرْجَانُ; الْمُرْجَانُ al-marjānu; al-murjānu |
مَرْجَانُ; مُرْجَانُ marjānu; murjānu |
| Accusative | مَرْجَانًا; مُرْجَانًا marjānan; murjānan |
الْمَرْجَانَ; الْمُرْجَانَ al-marjāna; al-murjāna |
مَرْجَانَ; مُرْجَانَ marjāna; murjāna |
| Genitive | مَرْجَانٍ; مُرْجَانٍ marjānin; murjānin |
الْمَرْجَانِ; الْمُرْجَانِ al-marjāni; al-murjāni |
مَرْجَانِ; مُرْجَانِ marjāni; murjāni |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرْجَانَة; مُرْجَانَة marjāna; murjāna |
الْمَرْجَانَة; الْمُرْجَانَة al-marjāna; al-murjāna |
مَرْجَانَة; مُرْجَانَة marjānat; murjānat |
| Nominative | مَرْجَانَةٌ; مُرْجَانَةٌ marjānatun; murjānatun |
الْمَرْجَانَةُ; الْمُرْجَانَةُ al-marjānatu; al-murjānatu |
مَرْجَانَةُ; مُرْجَانَةُ marjānatu; murjānatu |
| Accusative | مَرْجَانَةً; مُرْجَانَةً marjānatan; murjānatan |
الْمَرْجَانَةَ; الْمُرْجَانَةَ al-marjānata; al-murjānata |
مَرْجَانَةَ; مُرْجَانَةَ marjānata; murjānata |
| Genitive | مَرْجَانَةٍ; مُرْجَانَةٍ marjānatin; murjānatin |
الْمَرْجَانَةِ; الْمُرْجَانَةِ al-marjānati; al-murjānati |
مَرْجَانَةِ; مُرْجَانَةِ marjānati; murjānati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | مَرْجَانَتَيْن; مُرْجَانَتَيْن marjānatayn; murjānatayn |
الْمَرْجَانَتَيْن; الْمُرْجَانَتَيْن al-marjānatayn; al-murjānatayn |
مَرْجَانَتَيْ; مُرْجَانَتَيْ marjānatay; murjānatay |
| Nominative | مَرْجَانَتَانِ; مُرْجَانَتَانِ marjānatāni; murjānatāni |
الْمَرْجَانَتَانِ; الْمُرْجَانَتَانِ al-marjānatāni; al-murjānatāni |
مَرْجَانَتَا; مُرْجَانَتَا marjānatā; murjānatā |
| Accusative | مَرْجَانَتَيْنِ; مُرْجَانَتَيْنِ marjānatayni; murjānatayni |
الْمَرْجَانَتَيْنِ; الْمُرْجَانَتَيْنِ al-marjānatayni; al-murjānatayni |
مَرْجَانَتَيْ; مُرْجَانَتَيْ marjānatay; murjānatay |
| Genitive | مَرْجَانَتَيْنِ; مُرْجَانَتَيْنِ marjānatayni; murjānatayni |
الْمَرْجَانَتَيْنِ; الْمُرْجَانَتَيْنِ al-marjānatayni; al-murjānatayni |
مَرْجَانَتَيْ; مُرْجَانَتَيْ marjānatay; murjānatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَرْجَانَات; مُرْجَانَات marjānāt; murjānāt |
الْمَرْجَانَات; الْمُرْجَانَات al-marjānāt; al-murjānāt |
مَرْجَانَات; مُرْجَانَات marjānāt; murjānāt |
| Nominative | مَرْجَانَاتٌ; مُرْجَانَاتٌ marjānātun; murjānātun |
الْمَرْجَانَاتُ; الْمُرْجَانَاتُ al-marjānātu; al-murjānātu |
مَرْجَانَاتُ; مُرْجَانَاتُ marjānātu; murjānātu |
| Accusative | مَرْجَانَاتٍ; مُرْجَانَاتٍ marjānātin; murjānātin |
الْمَرْجَانَاتِ; الْمُرْجَانَاتِ al-marjānāti; al-murjānāti |
مَرْجَانَاتِ; مُرْجَانَاتِ marjānāti; murjānāti |
| Genitive | مَرْجَانَاتٍ; مُرْجَانَاتٍ marjānātin; murjānātin |
الْمَرْجَانَاتِ; الْمُرْجَانَاتِ al-marjānāti; al-murjānāti |
مَرْجَانَاتِ; مُرْجَانَاتِ marjānāti; murjānāti |
Derived terms
- مَرْجَانِيّ (marjāniyy, “coral-related”)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: mərcan
- → Bashkir: мәрйен (məryen)
- → Georgian: მარჯანი (marǯani)
- → Hausa: murzani, murjani
- → Kazakh: маржан (marjan)
- → Middle Armenian: մարճան (marčan), մարջան (marǰan)
- → Ottoman Turkish: مرجان (mercan)
- → Persian: مرجان (marjân)
- → Swahili: marijani
- → Tatar: мәрҗән (märcän)
- → Turkmen: mercen
- → Uyghur: مارجان (marjan)
- → Uzbek: marjon
References
- “mrgny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 59
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān, “coral”), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”).
Noun
مرجان • (mercan)
- coral, any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa and the hard substance made of their skeletons
Derived terms
- تسبیح مرجانی (tesbih mercanı, “coral bead in a rosary”)
- مرجان بالغی (mercan balığı, “red gurnard”)
- مرجان دانه (mercan dane, “coral bead”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mercan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3147
- Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “مرجان”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français, Vienna: F. Beck, page 432b
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مرجان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1146
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Corallium”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 286
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مرجان”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 4559
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mercan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مرجان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1805
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | marjān |
| Dari reading? | marjān |
| Iranian reading? | marjân |
| Tajik reading? | marjon |
Noun
| Dari | مرجان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | марҷон |
مرجان • (marjân) (plural مرجانها (marjân-hâ))
Proper noun
مرجان • (marjân)
- a female given name, Marjan, from Arabic
Derived terms
- مرجانی (marjâni)