Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

عَرْتَنَ He tanned a hide with [the plant, or tree, called] عَرْتُن or عَرْتَن, &c. (TA.)

عَرْتُنٌ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,* [in the Ḳ it is not clear whether this be thus or عَرَتُنٌ,]) and عَرْتَنٌ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) and عَرَتَنٌ, [thus accord. to copies of the Ḳ,] with تَحْرِيك, (Ḳ, TA,) and with kesr to the ت, (TA, [which may mean that it is عَرَتَنٌ and عَرَتِنٌ or only the latter, but what is meant in the Ḳ is evidently عَرَتَنٌ,]) originallyعَرَنْتُنٌ↓, like قَرَنْفُلٌ, (Kh, Ṣ, Ḳ,) andعَرَنْتَنٌ↓, or both andعَرَنْتِنٌ↓, as alsoعَرَتُونٌ↓, (Ḳ,) A species of plant, (Ṣ,) or tree, (Ḳ,) rough, resembling the عَوْسَج [or boxthorn], except that it is bigger, full and luxuriant in the branch, and not having tall stems, (TA, [see also عِرْنَةٌ, of which the same is said,]) with which, (Ṣ, Ḳ, TA,) it being [first] cooked, (TA,) one tans, (Ṣ, Ḳ, TA,) and the hide tanned therewith becomes red. (TA.)

مُعَرْتَنٌ A hide tanned with عَرْتُن or عَرْتَن, &c. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)