Quranic root
عرجن
ʿ · r · j · n
The attested lexical field centers on the date-palm raceme or stalk, especially its dry, slender, curved remnant.
The base noun denotes a palm raceme or its remaining stalk; its characteristic slenderness and curvature motivate the Quranic comparison with the moon. Derived usages extend the vocabulary to striking with a raceme or stick and to raceme-patterned cloth, while a separate plant sense is also recorded.
- Lane · entry 2719
- Lane · entry 2718
- Lane · entry 2720
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
عُرْجُون
ʿurjūn
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
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Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
A date-palm raceme or stalk, especially the old, dry, slender, curved base or main stalk left after the fruit-stalks have been removed.
In the Quranic comparison, the waning moon is likened to the old form of this stalk for its slenderness and curvature. The cited Quran-focused interpretation relates the object to the raceme's clustered or layered branches.
- Lane · entry 2719
- Mufradāt · row 962
Selected Quran examples
Quran 36:39word 6
“like the date stalk”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 36:39كَٱلْعُرْجُونِlike the date stalk
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 5 Classical meanings
عَرْجَنَ
To strike or beat with a date-palm raceme or a stick.
A transitive derived verb, attested in a construction using the raceme or stick as the instrument.
- Lane · entry 2718
عَرْجَنَ
To figure or decorate a garment or piece of cloth with forms of date-palm racemes.
A derived verb describing the application of raceme-shaped designs; عَرَاجِين is the plural of عُرْجُون.
- Lane · entry 2718
عَرْجَنَ
To smear or rub over a person or thing with blood, saffron, or henna-like dye.
A derived transitive usage specifying the material applied to the surface.
- Lane · entry 2718
عُرْجُون
A white fungus-like plant, compared with a toadstool or a white truffle; when dry, it takes on a rounded form.
A separate botanical usage from the date-palm raceme sense; its plural is reported as عَرَاجِين.
- Lane · entry 2719
مُعَرْجَن
A garment or piece of cloth patterned with forms of date-palm racemes.
A derived descriptive or resultative form referring to cloth bearing raceme-shaped designs.
- Lane · entry 2720
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quranic occurrence is recorded by QAC as the oblique form عُرْجُونِ; the public headword is normalized to عُرْجُون.
The fungus-like plant usage is a separate Classical Arabic branch and should not be conflated with the Quranic date-palm stalk sense.