Arabic

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Etymology

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أُتْرُنْج (ʔutrunj) with epenthesis instead of prothesis.

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Noun

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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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ترنج (trunj)

  1. citron

Ottoman Turkish

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From Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj).

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  • IPA(key): [tuˈɾunt͡ʃ], [tʏˈɾʏnt͡ʃ]

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ترنج (turunç, türünç)

  1. bitter orange
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  • 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[1], 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj).

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Readings
Classical reading? turunj, turanj
Dari reading? turunj, turanj
Iranian reading? toronj, toranj
Tajik reading? turunj, turanj

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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, [2]
      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 [3]
      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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