جرن
العربية
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جرن¹
Where it comes from
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”).
noun جُرْن · jurn · أَجْرَان · الْجُرْن
- 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
جرن²
Where it comes from
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 · يَجْرُنُ · جُرُون · جَارِن
- to become threadbare and smooth, to get worn-in, to be well used
- to become accustomed, to get used
جرن³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
In English
- mortar vessel used to grind ingredients
- washbasin basin used for washing, sink
- threshing floor floor of a threshing house
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