زَرَجُونٌ

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زَرَجُونٌ , which is also written زُرْجُونٌ, like عُصْفُورٌ, is mentioned in art. زرج and also in the present art. by the author of the K, though he charges J with error in mentioning it in this art. because مُزَرَّجٌ is used by a rájiz as meaning “ intoxicated: ” whereas J is not in error, but is right, in doing thus; for the ن is radical accord. to the generality of the lexicologists and the authors on inflection, like the س in قَرَبُوسٌ; and the rájiz above referred to elided the ن in forming مُزَرَّجٌ because he imagined it to be augmentative: (MF in art. زرج:) it signifies Wine; and is a Pers. word, originally زركون, [i. e. زَرْگُونْ,] meaning “ goldcoloured: ” or it signifies, or signifies also [like as does عِنَبٌ, of which the primary signification is “ grapes ”], the grape-vine; n. un. with ة; and pl. زَرَاجِينُ: it has this meaning in the dial. of Et-Táïf: (ISh, TA in art. زرج:) or the shoots of a grape-vine: thus in the dial. of Et-Táïf and ElGhowr: or a shoot that is planted, of a grape-vine.
2 Also A certain red dye.
3 And Water that remains or stagnates, or collects, or remains long and becomes altered, or becomes yellow and altered, in a rock: (K in art. زرج:) or clear water that remains or stagnates, &c., in a mountain.

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