مرجان

Arabic
مرجان

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”), from ܡܰܪܓܳܢܺܝܬܳܐ (margānīṯā, “pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), an Iranian borrowing. For the meaning development compare Arabic مَرْو (marw, “odoriferous plants; Maerua crassifolia; pebble; flint; quartz”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mar.d͡ʒaːn/

Noun

مَرْجَان or مُرْجَان • (marjān or murjān) m (collective, singulative مَرْجَانَة f (marjāna) or مُرْجَانَة (murjāna))

  1. small pearls
  2. corals

Declension
Declension of noun مَرْجَان (marjān)‎; مُرْجَان (murjān)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَرْجَان‎; مُرْجَان
marjān‎; murjān		 الْمَرْجَان‎; الْمُرْجَان
al-marjān‎; al-murjān		 مَرْجَان‎; مُرْجَان
marjān‎; murjān
Nominative مَرْجَانٌ‎; مُرْجَانٌ
marjānun‎; murjānun		 الْمَرْجَانُ‎; الْمُرْجَانُ
al-marjānu‎; al-murjānu		 مَرْجَانُ‎; مُرْجَانُ
marjānu‎; murjānu
Accusative مَرْجَانًا‎; مُرْجَانًا
marjānan‎; murjānan		 الْمَرْجَانَ‎; الْمُرْجَانَ
al-marjāna‎; al-murjāna		 مَرْجَانَ‎; مُرْجَانَ
marjāna‎; murjāna
Genitive مَرْجَانٍ‎; مُرْجَانٍ
marjānin‎; murjānin		 الْمَرْجَانِ‎; الْمُرْجَانِ
al-marjāni‎; al-murjāni		 مَرْجَانِ‎; مُرْجَانِ
marjāni‎; murjāni
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَرْجَانَة‎; مُرْجَانَة
marjāna‎; murjāna		 الْمَرْجَانَة‎; الْمُرْجَانَة
al-marjāna‎; al-murjāna		 مَرْجَانَة‎; مُرْجَانَة
marjānat‎; murjānat
Nominative مَرْجَانَةٌ‎; مُرْجَانَةٌ
marjānatun‎; murjānatun		 الْمَرْجَانَةُ‎; الْمُرْجَانَةُ
al-marjānatu‎; al-murjānatu		 مَرْجَانَةُ‎; مُرْجَانَةُ
marjānatu‎; murjānatu
Accusative مَرْجَانَةً‎; مُرْجَانَةً
marjānatan‎; murjānatan		 الْمَرْجَانَةَ‎; الْمُرْجَانَةَ
al-marjānata‎; al-murjānata		 مَرْجَانَةَ‎; مُرْجَانَةَ
marjānata‎; murjānata
Genitive مَرْجَانَةٍ‎; مُرْجَانَةٍ
marjānatin‎; murjānatin		 الْمَرْجَانَةِ‎; الْمُرْجَانَةِ
al-marjānati‎; al-murjānati		 مَرْجَانَةِ‎; مُرْجَانَةِ
marjānati‎; murjānati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَرْجَانَتَيْن‎; مُرْجَانَتَيْن
marjānatayn‎; murjānatayn		 الْمَرْجَانَتَيْن‎; الْمُرْجَانَتَيْن
al-marjānatayn‎; al-murjānatayn		 مَرْجَانَتَيْ‎; مُرْجَانَتَيْ
marjānatay‎; murjānatay
Nominative مَرْجَانَتَانِ‎; مُرْجَانَتَانِ
marjānatāni‎; murjānatāni		 الْمَرْجَانَتَانِ‎; الْمُرْجَانَتَانِ
al-marjānatāni‎; al-murjānatāni		 مَرْجَانَتَا‎; مُرْجَانَتَا
marjānatā‎; murjānatā
Accusative مَرْجَانَتَيْنِ‎; مُرْجَانَتَيْنِ
marjānatayni‎; murjānatayni		 الْمَرْجَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْمُرْجَانَتَيْنِ
al-marjānatayni‎; al-murjānatayni		 مَرْجَانَتَيْ‎; مُرْجَانَتَيْ
marjānatay‎; murjānatay
Genitive مَرْجَانَتَيْنِ‎; مُرْجَانَتَيْنِ
marjānatayni‎; murjānatayni		 الْمَرْجَانَتَيْنِ‎; الْمُرْجَانَتَيْنِ
al-marjānatayni‎; al-murjānatayni		 مَرْجَانَتَيْ‎; مُرْجَانَتَيْ
marjānatay‎; murjānatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَرْجَانَات‎; مُرْجَانَات
marjānāt‎; murjānāt		 الْمَرْجَانَات‎; الْمُرْجَانَات
al-marjānāt‎; al-murjānāt		 مَرْجَانَات‎; مُرْجَانَات
marjānāt‎; murjānāt
Nominative مَرْجَانَاتٌ‎; مُرْجَانَاتٌ
marjānātun‎; murjānātun		 الْمَرْجَانَاتُ‎; الْمُرْجَانَاتُ
al-marjānātu‎; al-murjānātu		 مَرْجَانَاتُ‎; مُرْجَانَاتُ
marjānātu‎; murjānātu
Accusative مَرْجَانَاتٍ‎; مُرْجَانَاتٍ
marjānātin‎; murjānātin		 الْمَرْجَانَاتِ‎; الْمُرْجَانَاتِ
al-marjānāti‎; al-murjānāti		 مَرْجَانَاتِ‎; مُرْجَانَاتِ
marjānāti‎; murjānāti
Genitive مَرْجَانَاتٍ‎; مُرْجَانَاتٍ
marjānātin‎; murjānātin		 الْمَرْجَانَاتِ‎; الْمُرْجَانَاتِ
al-marjānāti‎; al-murjānāti		 مَرْجَانَاتِ‎; مُرْجَانَاتِ
marjānāti‎; murjānāti

Derived terms
  • مَرْجَانِيّ (marjāniyy, “coral-related”)

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: mərcan
  • → Bashkir: мәрйен (məryen)
  • → Georgian: მარჯანი (marǯani)
  • → Hausa: murzani, murjani
  • → Kazakh: маржан (marjan)
  • → Middle Armenian: մարճան (marčan), մարջան (marǰan)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مرجان (mercan)
  • → Persian: مرجان (marjân)
  • → Swahili: marijani
  • → Tatar: мәрҗән (märcän)
  • → Turkmen: mercen
  • → Uyghur: مارجان (marjan)
  • → Uzbek: marjon

References
  • “mrgny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 59

Ottoman Turkish
مرجان

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān, “coral”), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”).

Noun

مرجان • (mercan)

  1. coral, any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa and the hard substance made of their skeletons

Derived terms
  • تسبیح مرجانی (tesbih mercanı, “coral bead in a rosary”)
  • مرجان بالغی (mercan balığı, “red gurnard”)
  • مرجان دانه (mercan dane, “coral bead”)

Descendants
  • Turkish: mercan
  • → Armenian: մէրճան (mērčan)
  • → Ladino: merdjan
  • → Romanian: mărgean

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɾ.d͡ʒɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mäɾ.d͡ʒɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mäɾ.d͡ʒɔːn]

Readings
Classical reading? marjān
Dari reading? marjān
Iranian reading? marjân
Tajik reading? marjon

Noun
Dari مرجان
Iranian Persian
Tajik марҷон

مرجان • (marjân) (plural مرجان‌ها (marjân-hâ))

  1. coral

Proper noun

مرجان • (marjân)

  1. a female given name, Marjan, from Arabic

Derived terms
  • مرجانی (marjâni)

See also
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