Marjan: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
مرجان
مَرْجَان
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Marjan (مرجان, Arabic مَرْجَان) means “coral; small pearls”. It comes from the Arabic root م ر ج. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, م ر ج.
- Meaning
- coral; small pearls
- معنی
- مونگا؛ چھوٹے موتی
Where it comes from
Quran 55:22 pairs al-luʾluʾ with al-marjān; Lane gives marjān as small pearls, and it is also used for coral.
- Say it
- mar-jaanAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- م ر ج
- Other spellings
- Marjaan