Core sense — the pomegranate; the white poppy; the weight of a steelyardgenerated
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[The pomegranate;] a certain fruit, the produce of a certain tree, well known. The ism waḥda is formed with ة.
The sweet sort relaxes the bowels, and cough; the sour sort has the opposite effect; and the sort between sweet and sour is good for inflammation of the stomach and pain of the heart.
The رمّان has six flavours, like the apple, and is praised for its delicacy, for dissolving quickly, and for its elegance.
According to Sb, رُمَّانٌ is of the measure فُعْلَانٌ.
Kh, being asked by Sb about الرُّمَّان — or rather about رُمَّان — when used as a proper name, said that he declined it imperfectly when it was made determinate, and that he made it agree with the majority, because its derivation is unknown; that is, he regarded its ا and ن as augmentative.
But according to Akh the ن is radical; he held the word to be of the measure فُعَّالٌ, making it agree with many similar names of plants, like حُمَّاضٌ and the like, فُعَّالٌ being more common than فُعْلَان. He meant this of plants; otherwise the reverse is the case.
Fei says the measure is فُعَّالٌ, the ن being radical, so the word is perfectly declinable, except when used as a proper name, in which case it is imperfectly declinable, being made to agree with the majority [of proper names ending with ا and ن, as عُثْمَانُ and the like].
[Freytag mentions several varieties of رمّان, as follows; but the names, as he gives them and as they are copied here, need checking or correction: “رمان القسطيسى رمان المرسى رمان العدسى رمان الخزاينى رمان الترحين رمان المرونى qui ad speciem dulcium pertinent: tum رمان شعرى dulce et corticem tenuissimum habens: رمان امليسى Malum Punicum maximum, esu gratissimum et acinorum expers: رمان السحى رمان الدلوى رمان الدوارى sunt minoris magnitudinis, formæ rotundæ: رمان السفريا Malum Punicum magnitudine et sapore præstantissimum, a viro Sefri dicto ita appellatum, quod a Syria Cordubam regnante Abd-Alrahmano hanc speciem transtulerat:” and he refers to “Casiri, Bibl. Ar. Hisp. T. 1 p. 329; and Avicenn. L. 2 p. 254;” of which authors the latter only mentions the properties of the رمّان.]
1.1the white poppy, or a species of it—رُمَّانُ السَّعَالِى
Written السُّعالَى in the CK.
The plant meant is خَشْخَاش. [The heads of the poppy are called رُمَّانُ الخَشْخَاشِ because they resemble pomegranates.]
1.2[Androsæmum; or hypericum majus]—رُمَّانُ الأَنْهَارِ
The large species of هَيُوفَارِيقُون.
1.3figurative · مجاز — inferreda young woman's breasts, when small and round—رُمَّانٌ
So used in the present day; رُمَّانَتَانِ is the more proper form. The breasts are likened to pomegranates.
In a saying of Umm-Zara, رُمَّانَتَانِ seems to be used in this sense, or to mean a woman's posteriors.
1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredthe third stomach of a ruminant animal, commonly called the manyplies, and by some the millet—رُمَّانَةٌ
The ism waḥda, used in common speech, for the قَطِنَة; or it means the part of a horse in which the fodder is.
[the beast filled its رمّانة]—مَلَأَتِ الدَّابَّةُ رُمَّانَتَهَا
he ate until his navel and the parts around it projected—أَكَلَ حَتَّى نَتَأَتْ رُمَّانَتَهُ
1.5figurative · مجاز — inferred
[A knob of metal, of wood, of silk, and the like: so called because it resembles a pomegranate in shape.]
1.6figurative · مجاز — inferred
And, for the same reason, the weight of a steelyard, or Roman balance.
In the present day it is also applied to the steelyard itself; and so is رُومَانَة.
Show Lane's original text
[The pomegranate;] a certain fruit, (T,) the produce of a certain tree, (M,) well known: (T, S, M, K:) n. un. with ة : (S, M, Msb, K:) the sweet sort thereof relaxes the state of the bowels, and cough; the sour sort has the contrary effect; and that which is between sweet and sour is good for inflammation of the stomach, and pain of the heart: the رمّان has six flavours, like the apple; and is commended for its delicacy, its quick dissolving, and its niceness, or its elegance: (K:) رُمَّانٌ is of the measure فُعْلَانٌ accord. to Sb: (M in art. رم :) Kh, being asked by Sb respecting الرُّمَّان , (S,) or [rather] respecting رُمَّان , (M in art. رم ,) when used as a proper name, (S,) said that he declined it imperfectly (S, M) when [thus made] determinate; (S;) and that he made it to accord to the majority, because its derivation is unknown, (S, M, *) i. e., that he regarded its ا and ن as augmentative: (S:) but accord. to Akh, the ن is radical, (S,) [i. e.] he held it to be of the measure فُعَّالٌ , making it to accord to many similar names of plants, (M,) like حُمَّاضٌ &c., (S, M,) فُعَّالٌ being more common than فُعْلَان ; (S;) he meant, as applied to plants; for otherwise the contr. is the case: (TA:) [Fei says,] the measure is فُعَّالٌ , the ن being radical, and therefore the word is perfectly decl., unless when used as a proper name, in which case it is imperfectly decl., being made to accord to the majority [of proper names ending with ا and ن , as عُثْمَانُ &c.]. (Msb.) [Freytag mentions several varieties of رمّان , as follows: but the names, as given by him and here transcribed, require verification or correction: “ رمان القسطيسى , رمان المرسى , رمان العدسى , رمان الخزاينى , رمان الترحين , رمان المرونى , qui ad speciem dulcium pertinent: tum رمان شعرى dulce et corticem tenuissimum habens: رمان امليسى Malum Punicum maximum, esu gratissimum et acinorum expers: رمان السحى , رمان الدلوى , رمان الدوارى , sunt minoris magnitudinis, formæ rotundæ: رمان السفريا Malum Punicum magnitudine et sapore præstantissimum, a viro Sefri dicto ita appellatum, quod a Syria Cordubam regnante Abd-Alrahmano hanc speciem transtulerat: ” and he refers to “ Casiri, Bibl. Ar. Hisp. T. i. p. 329; and Avicenn. L. ii. p. 254; ” the latter of which authors only mentions the properties of the رمّان .] رُمَّانُ السَّعَالِى [in the CK السُّعالَى ] The white خَشْخَاش [or poppy]: or a species thereof. (K. [The heads of the poppy are called رُمَّانُ الخَشْخَاشِ because of their resemblance to pomegranates.]) رُمَّانُ الأَنْهَارِ [Androsæmum; or hypericum majus;] the large species of هَيُوفَارِيقُون . (K.) [In the present day, رُمَّانٌ and more properly رُمَّانَتَانِ are used as meaning A young woman's breasts, when small and round; they being likened to pomegranates. In a saying of Umm-Zara, (mentioned in the M in art. رم ,) رُمَّانَتَانِ seems to be used in this sense, or as meaning a woman's posteriors.] The n. un., رُمَّانَةٌ , is also used, vulgarly, as meaning The قَطِنَة [or third stomach, commonly called the manyplies, and by some the millet, of a ruminant animal]: (K in art. قطن :) or it signifies the thing [or part] in which is the fodder, of the horse. (M and TA in art. رم and in the present art.) One says, مَلَأَتِ الدَّابَّةُ رُمَّانَتَهَا [The beast filled its رمّانة ]. (TA.) And أَكَلَ حَتَّى نَتَأَتْ رُمَّانَتَهُ , meaning He ate until his navel with the parts around it projected. (TA.) [ A knob of metal, of wood, and of silk, &c.: so called as resembling in shape a pomegranate.] And [for the same reason] The weight of a steelyard, or Roman balance. (MA.) [Also applied in the present day to The steelyard itself; and so رُومَانَة .]