ترنجبين

See also: ترنجبین

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Persian ترنگبین (tarangubin, tarangabin), ترانگبین (tar-angubin, tar-angabin, “Persian manna”), from تر (tar, “moist”) + انگبین (angabin, angubin, “honey”).

Noun

تَرَنْجَبِين or تَرَنْجُبِين • (taranjabīn or taranjubīn) m

1. Persian mannaplant, Alhagi maurorum syn. Alhagi persarum
2. a saccharine honeydew forming on this plant, effective as a laxative, cholagogue and immunostimulant

Declension

Declension of noun تَرَنْجَبِين (taranjabīn)‎; تَرَنْجُبِين (taranjubīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَرَنْجَبِين‎; تَرَنْجُبِين taranjabīn‎; taranjubīn	التَّرَنْجَبِين‎; التَّرَنْجُبِين at-taranjabīn‎; at-taranjubīn	تَرَنْجَبِين‎; تَرَنْجُبِين taranjabīn‎; taranjubīn
Nominative	تَرَنْجَبِينٌ‎; تَرَنْجُبِينٌ taranjabīnun‎; taranjubīnun	التَّرَنْجَبِينُ‎; التَّرَنْجُبِينُ at-taranjabīnu‎; at-taranjubīnu	تَرَنْجَبِينُ‎; تَرَنْجُبِينُ taranjabīnu‎; taranjubīnu
Accusative	تَرَنْجَبِينًا‎; تَرَنْجُبِينًا taranjabīnan‎; taranjubīnan	التَّرَنْجَبِينَ‎; التَّرَنْجُبِينَ at-taranjabīna‎; at-taranjubīna	تَرَنْجَبِينَ‎; تَرَنْجُبِينَ taranjabīna‎; taranjubīna
Genitive	تَرَنْجَبِينٍ‎; تَرَنْجُبِينٍ taranjabīnin‎; taranjubīnin	التَّرَنْجَبِينِ‎; التَّرَنْجُبِينِ at-taranjabīni‎; at-taranjubīni	تَرَنْجَبِينِ‎; تَرَنْجُبِينِ taranjabīni‎; taranjubīni

Descendants

• → Medieval Latin: tereniabin
• → Persian: ترنجبین (taranjabin, taranjobin)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ترنجبین (terencebin, terencübin)

Further reading

• Ramezany, Farid, Kiyani, Narges, Khademizadeh, Masoumeh (2013) “Persian Manna in the Past and the Present: An Overview”, in American Journal of Pharmacological Sciences‎^[1], volume 1, number 3, →DOI, pages 35–37