ترنج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • تورونج (turunç, türünç), تورنج (turunç, türünç)

Etymology

From Persian ترنج (turunj).

Noun

ترنج (turunç, türünç)

  1. bitter orange

Descendants

References

  • 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, Vienna, column 1162
  • Zenker, Julius Theodor (1866), ترنج”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 1, Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 280

Persian

FWOTD – 25 May 2017

Etymology

From Middle Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *θranč-. Akin to Arabic أُتْرُجّ (ʾutrujj), Aramaic תְּרוֹגָא (tərōḡā), אֶתְרוֹגָא (ʾeṯrōḡā), Classical Syriac ܛܪܘܓܐ (ṭəruggā), ܛܪܘܓܐ (ʾāṭruggā), Hebrew אֶתְרוֹג (ʾeṯrṓḡ), Middle Armenian թուրինջ (tʿurinǰ), Iranian borrowings, and Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग (mātuluṅga, citron tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

ترنج (toronj, toranj)

  1. citron (fruit)
  2. (art) medallion created using rich arabesque patterns usually found in the center of some artworks, especially that of a (Persian) carpet, an illuminated manuscript, or in Islamic tiles
    • Resalat Newspaper,
      ترنج بايد در مركز فرش قرار گيرد
      toranj bâyad dar markaz-e farš qarâr girad
      The medallion should be in the center of carpet [...]
    • Goljaam Quarterly
      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

Synonyms

  • (citron): بالنگ (bâlang)

Derived terms

  • ترنجیدن (toronjidan)

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: ترنج (turunç, türünç), تورونج (turunç, türünç), تورنج (turunç, türünç)

References

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