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ج ر ن

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Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • جَرَنَ Form I He became accustomed, habituated, or inured, to a thing, or an affair
    , (S, K,) aor. , (S,) inf. n. جُرُونٌ, (S, K,) said of a man, and of a beast, (ISk, S,) He became accustomed, habituated, or inured, to a thing, or an affair. (ISk, S, K.) And جَرَنَتْ يَدَاهُ عَلَى العَمَلِ, inf. n. as above, His hands became accustomed, or inured, to the work. (M, TA.) ― -b2- Also, said of a garment, or piece of cloth, (S, K,) and of a coat of mail, (K,) and of a skin for water or milk, (S,) It became threadbare, or worn, and soft, or smooth: (S, K:) or, said of a skin, and of a book, or writing, it became old and worn out. (M, TA.) -A2- جَرَنَ, (K,) inf. n. جَرْنٌ, (TA,) He ground grain (K, TA) vehemently: (TA:) of the dial. of Hudheyl. (TA.)
  • اجرن Form IV He collected
    He collected dates in the جَرِين. (ISd, K.)
  • اجترن Form VIII He made, or prepared, a جَرِين
    He made, or prepared, a جَرِين. (K.)
  • جُرْنٌ A hollowed stone
    A hollowed stone, [or stone basin,] from which the [ablution termed] وُضُوْء is performed; (K;) water being poured into it; called by the people of El-Medeeneh مهرس [app. مِهْرَس, perhaps a dial. var. of مِهْرَاسٌ, or a mistranscription for this]: so in the M: in the Jm, the مِهْرَاس with which the وضوء is performed. (TA.) ― -b2- See also جُبٌّ. ― -b3- [In the present day, applied also to A stone mortar in which things are pounded.] ― -b4- See also جَرِينٌ, in two places.
  • جِرْنٌ body, with the limbs or members
    The body, with the limbs or members; syn. جِسْمٌ; said to be a dial. var. of جِرْمٌ; or the ن may be a substitute for the جرم of أَجْرَانٌ; but the former is the more probable, as the word has a pl., namely, أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ أَجْرَانَهُ, and this is scarcely ever the case when a word is formed by substitution. (TA.) Hence the saying, أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ أَجْرَانَهُ, i. q. القى عليه أَجْرَامَهُ and شَرَاشِرَهُ [He threw upon him, or it, the weight of his body]: (Lh, TA: [see also شَرْشَرةٌ, under which other explanations are given:]) or he threw his weights [meaning his whole weight] upon him, or it; and so القى ↓ عليه جِرَانَهُ: or, accord. to the A, he disposed, or subjected, his mind to it; or persuaded himself to do it; namely, an affair. (TA.)
  • جِرَانٌ anterior
    The anterior [or under] part of the neck of a camel, from his مَذْبَح [or the part a little below the under jaw] to the place where he is stabbed: (S, Msb, K:) and in like manner, of a horse; (S, TA;) the inner [or under] part of the neck, from the pit of the uppermost part of the breast to the extremity of the neck at the head: and, metaphorically, of a man: (TA:) pl. [of mult.] جُرُنٌ (S, Msb, K) and [of pauc.] أَجْرِنَةٌ; (Msb, TA;) which last is used by Tarafeh as a sing. (TA, * and EM p. 68.) You say, of a camel, أَلْقَى جِرَانَهُ بِالأَرْضِ [He threw the under part of his neck upon the ground]; meaning that he lay down, and stretched out his neck upon the ground. (Msb, TA.) See another ex. voce جِرْنٌ. [And see a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. حنو.] You say also, ضَرَبَ الحَقُّ بِجِرَانِهِ, meaning (assumed tropical:) The truth, or right, or just claim, became established, or settled. (T, TA.) ― -b2- Also The inner [or under] part of the penis: pl. جُرُنٌ and أَجْرِنَةٌ, as above. (TA.)
  • جَرِينٌ What one has ground
    What one has ground [of grain]: (K, TA:) of the dial. of Hudheyl. (TA.) ― -b2- See also جَارِنٌ. ― -b3- Also, and ↓ جُرْنٌ (T, S, M, K) and ↓ مِجْرَنٌ, (K,) or ↓ مَجْرَنٌ, (so in a copy of the S, but in other copies not mentioned,) The place in which dates are dried: (S:) or a بَيْدَر: (K:) or the جَرِين is for grain; and the بيد, for dates: (Towsheeh, TA:) or the place where dates are collected [and dried] when they are cut from the tree: or, accord. to Lth, the place of the بيد in the dial. of the people of El-Yemen, the generality of whom pronounce the word [جِرِين,] with kesr to the ج: (T, TA:) or the مِرْبَد; i. e. the place in which fresh ripe dates are thrown to dry: (Mgh:) or the بيدر in which wheat is trodden out; and also the place in which fruits are dried: (Msb:) the place of wheat; and sometimes [the place] for [drying] dates and grapes: (M, TA:) its pl. [of mult.] is جُرُنٌ, (Mgh, Msb, TA,) not جَرَايأِنُ, (Mgh,) and [of pauc.] أَجْرَانٌ and أَجْرِنَةٌ: (TA:) A 'Obeyd says that مِرْبَدٌ and جَرِينٌ are of the dial. of El-Hijáz; and أَنْدَرٌ, of that of Syria; and بَيْدَرٌ, of El-'Irák: (TA in art. ربد:) ↓ جُرْنٌ is of the dial. of the people of Egypt, who use it as meaning the بيدر of seed-produce, which is [sometimes] walled round; and its pl. is أَجْرَانٌ. (TA.) [See also مِرْبَدٌ.]
  • جِرْيَانٌ A certain red dye
    a dial. var. of جِرْيَالٌ, (S, K, *) meaning A certain red dye. (ISd, TA.)
  • جَارِنٌ Old, and worn out
    , applied to a garment, or piece of cloth, (T, S, K,) and to a skin for water or milk, &c., (T, TA,) Old, and worn out: (T, TA:) or threadbare, or worn, and soft, or smooth: and in like manner applied to a coat of mail: (S, K:) as also ↓ جَرِينٌ: (TA:) or, applied to a coat of mail (دِرْع), in which case it is with ة, that has become smooth from much use: (Ham p. 656:) pl. جَوَارِنُ: (S, TA:) and, applied to a commodity, or utensil, or an article of furniture, used, and worn out: and to a skin for water or milk, dried up, and rough, or coarse, from use: (TA:) and to a road, worn, or effaced. (Abu-l-Jarráh, S, K.) ― -b2- Also The young one of a serpent: (S, K:) or of a viper, (Lth, M, TA,) such as is smooth. (Lth, TA.)
  • مَجْرَنٌ Open entry
    : see جَرِينٌ.
  • مِجْرَنٌ Very voracious
    : see جَرِينٌ. -A2- Also Very voracious: (K:) of the dial. of Hudheyl. (TA.)
  • مُجَرَّنٌ of which the thong has become soft, or smooth
    A whip of which the thong has become soft, or smooth. (K.) Az says, I have seen them make their whips from the جُرُن [pl. of جِرَانٌ q. v.] of camels such as are termed بُزْل [i. e. in the ninth year, or nine years old], because of the thickness thereof. (TA.)

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