Borrowed fromAramaicמוֹרָנָא /*ܡܘܿܪܴܢܳܐ(mōrānā), itself borrowed fromAkkadian𒄑𒈠𒉡𒅊𒅊(GIŠ.MA.NU.SIG₇.SIG₇/murrānu/). Equivalent toمُرّ(murr,“bitter”) +ـَان(-ān) from the rootم ر ر(m r r), for the fruits of the ash are bitter; though Fleischer related it to the rootم ر ن(m r n) due to the pliable wood being used for spears, likeOld Englishæsċ(“ash”),Ancient Greekμελία(melía,“ash”) andAramaicמוֹרָנִיתָא /ܡܘܿܪܴܢܺܝܬܴܐ(mōrānīṯā, literally“ash-stick”) specifically denote a spear as well—the presence of this root in the otherSemitic languages is not without doubt.
مُرَّان• (murrān) m (collective,singulativeمُرَّانَة f(murrāna))
| collective | basic collectivetriptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُرَّان murrān | الْمُرَّان al-murrān | مُرَّان murrān |
| nominative | مُرَّانٌ murrānun | الْمُرَّانُ al-murrānu | مُرَّانُ murrānu |
| accusative | مُرَّانًا murrānan | الْمُرَّانَ al-murrāna | مُرَّانَ murrāna |
| genitive | مُرَّانٍ murrānin | الْمُرَّانِ al-murrāni | مُرَّانِ murrāni |
| singulative | singulativetriptote inـَة(-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُرَّانَة murrāna | الْمُرَّانَة al-murrāna | مُرَّانَة murrānat |
| nominative | مُرَّانَةٌ murrānatun | الْمُرَّانَةُ al-murrānatu | مُرَّانَةُ murrānatu |
| accusative | مُرَّانَةً murrānatan | الْمُرَّانَةَ al-murrānata | مُرَّانَةَ murrānata |
| genitive | مُرَّانَةٍ murrānatin | الْمُرَّانَةِ al-murrānati | مُرَّانَةِ murrānati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مُرَّانَتَيْن murrānatayn | الْمُرَّانَتَيْن al-murrānatayn | مُرَّانَتَيْ murrānatay |
| nominative | مُرَّانَتَانِ murrānatāni | الْمُرَّانَتَانِ al-murrānatāni | مُرَّانَتَا murrānatā |
| accusative | مُرَّانَتَيْنِ murrānatayni | الْمُرَّانَتَيْنِ al-murrānatayni | مُرَّانَتَيْ murrānatay |
| genitive | مُرَّانَتَيْنِ murrānatayni | الْمُرَّانَتَيْنِ al-murrānatayni | مُرَّانَتَيْ murrānatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مُرَّانَات murrānāt | الْمُرَّانَات al-murrānāt | مُرَّانَات murrānāt |
| nominative | مُرَّانَاتٌ murrānātun | الْمُرَّانَاتُ al-murrānātu | مُرَّانَاتُ murrānātu |
| accusative | مُرَّانَاتٍ murrānātin | الْمُرَّانَاتِ al-murrānāti | مُرَّانَاتِ murrānāti |
| genitive | مُرَّانَاتٍ murrānātin | الْمُرَّانَاتِ al-murrānāti | مُرَّانَاتِ murrānāti |