argan

argan

See also: Argan and argán

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Tashelhit arganbor.
English argan

    Borrowed from Tashelhit argan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡən/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡən

    Noun

    argan (plural argans)

    1. A tree of species Sideroxylon spinosum (formerly Argania spinosa), of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
      • 2016 June 7, Celeste Hicks, “'Free, local and special': argan oil co-ops booming in Morocco”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
        When pressed, the argan tree’s fruit produces a luxurious oil which is rich in fatty acids, omega-6 and vitamin E. Argan is said to help treat many skin and hair conditions.
    2. Fruit of this tree.

    Derived terms

    • argan oil

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    French

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Tashelhit argan.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      argan m (plural argans)

      1. argan

      References

      Old Norse

      Alternative forms

      • ragan — with metathesis

      Adjective

      argan

      1. strong masculine accusative singular of argr

      Tashelhit

      Etymology

      Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اَرْكَانْ (“argan”)[1], a verbal noun of رچ (reg, “to grind, to crush”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /arɡan/
      • Audio (Agadir):(file)

      Noun

      argan m (plural arganen, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ, Arabic spelling آرڭان)

      1. argan tree
        اوهوي ي وابّاي ن وارڭان، نرات ي التّاريخ.
        uhuy i wabbay n wargan, nrat i ttarix.
        No to cutting down the Argan trees, we want it for history.

      Inflection

      Inflection of argan
      singular plural
      free state argan arganen
      annexed state wargan warganen

      Derived terms

      • argginn (“large argan trees”)
      • targant (“an argan tree”)
      • zzit wargan (“argan oil”)

      Descendants

      • → Arabic: أرقان, أَرْكَان (ʔarkān), أَرْجَان (ʔarjān), أَرْغَان (ʔarḡān), هَرْجَان (harjān)
      • → French: arganier
      • → English: argan
      • → Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan)

      See also

      • afyyaš (“argan fruit”)
      • agdal (“land put into detention”)
      • ajdur (“argan flower”)
      • asnnan (“thorn”)
      • tagant (“forest”)
      • taggunt (“stone”)
      • tiẓnin (“argan kernels”)
      • uẓlim (“argan nut ”)

      References

      1. ^ Ibn Tunart (a. 1172), Kitāb Al-Asmā’‎[1], sourced from Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme, Cité numérique de la Méditerranée (Cinumed), page 9
      • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 381b
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