argan

See also: Argan and argán

English

Etymology

From Tashelhit argan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡən/

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• 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:

     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

Translations

tree

Arabic: أَرْقَان m (ʔarqān) Hijazi Arabic: أرقان m (ʔargān) Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan) Chinese: Mandarin: 摩洛哥堅果 / 摩洛哥坚果 (móluògē jiānguǒ) Finnish: arganpuu French: arganier (fr) m German: Arganbaum, Arganie Irish: crann argáin m Latvian: argāns m Malay: please add this translation if you can Persian: آرگان (ârgân) Portuguese: argânia (pt) f Russian: арга́н (ru) m (argán), арга́новое де́рево n (argánovoje dérevo), арга́нское де́рево n (argánskoje dérevo), арга́ния (ru) f (argánija) Serbo-Croatian: argan (sh) m, arganovo drvo n, arganija f Slovene: argan, arganovo drevo n, arganija f Spanish: argán m, erguén m Tashelhit: argan m Turkish: argan, argan ağacı Walloon: arganî m

fruit

Chinese: Mandarin: 摩洛哥堅果 / 摩洛哥坚果 (móluògē jiānguǒ) Finnish: arganpuun hedelmä Latvian: argāns m Spanish: argán m, erguén m Tashelhit: afyyaš Turkish: argan, argan meyvesi Walloon: argane f, olive d' argane f

Further reading

• Argania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Nagra, Ragan, grana, ranga

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Tashelhit argan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

argan m (plural argans)

1. argan

References

• “argan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ragan — with metathesis

Adjective

argan

1. strong masculine accusative singular of argr

Tashelhit

 Argan on Tashelhit Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arɡan/

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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

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

Descendants

• → French: arganier
• → English: argan
• → Arabic: أرقان
• → 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

• 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