majounn.

Brit.

/məˈdʒuːn/, U.S.

/məˈdʒun/

Forms: 1700s madyun, 1700s– majum, 1800s madjoon, 1800s– madjoun, 1800s– majoom, 1800s– majoon, 1800s– majun, 1900s– majoun.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Urdu maʿjūn; Persian maʿjūn; Arabic maʿjūn.

Etymology: Partly (i) < Urdu maʿjūn (in regional usage maʿjūm, mājūn) electuary, confection, majoun, partly < its etymon (ii) Persian maʿjūn, and partly < their common etymon (iii) Arabic maʿjūn paste, electuary, majoun ( > Turkish macun (c = /dʒ/)), passive participle of ʿajana knead.

An intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > miscellaneous narcotic drugs from plants

henbane?a1425

metel1528

datura1598

carpese1605

cabbage bark1777

majoun1780

lettuce opium1799

stramonium1802

niopo1821

tea oil1837

khat1858

pituri1861

steppe rue1881

ololiuqui1894

toloache1894

yopo1916

mellow yellow1966

1780 W. Tooke tr. J. G. Georgi Russia II. 143 Madyun is their favourite delicacy, a sort of cake made of certain feeds pounded with poppies, honey, and various spices.

1781 Let. in Ld. Lindsay Lives Lindsays (1840) IV. 222 Our ill-favoured guard brought us a dose of majum each, and obliged us to eat it.

1819 T. Hope Anastasius (1820) I. xi. 216 The ample dose of madjoon he had just swallowed.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Majoon.

1883 H. H. Kane in Harper's Mag. Nov. 946/1 Small black lozenges, consisting of the resin of hemp, henbane, crushed datura seeds, butter, and honey, and known in India as Majoon, amongst the Moors as El Mogen.

1919 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 718/2 Majun is a sweetmeat made from the emulsion.

1952 P. Bowles Let it come Down xviii. 216 Certain members of the English colony begin their evening meal with a dish of majoun, otherwise known as hashish.

1990 Mirabella Dec. 162/1 Paul gave majoun to Robert Rauschenberg and kif to Tennessee Williams.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	majoun
释义	majounn. Brit. /məˈdʒuːn/, U.S. /məˈdʒun/ Forms: 1700s madyun, 1700s– majum, 1800s madjoon, 1800s– madjoun, 1800s– majoom, 1800s– majoon, 1800s– majun, 1900s– majoun. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Urdu maʿjūn; Persian maʿjūn; Arabic maʿjūn. Etymology: Partly (i) < Urdu maʿjūn (in regional usage maʿjūm, mājūn) electuary, confection, majoun, partly < its etymon (ii) Persian maʿjūn, and partly < their common etymon (iii) Arabic maʿjūn paste, electuary, majoun ( > Turkish macun (c = /dʒ/)), passive participle of ʿajana knead. An intoxicating sweet of Middle Eastern origin, made of cannabis leaves mixed with poppy seed, nux vomica, ghee, honey, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > miscellaneous narcotic drugs from plants henbane?a1425 metel1528 datura1598 carpese1605 cabbage bark1777 majoun1780 lettuce opium1799 stramonium1802 niopo1821 tea oil1837 khat1858 pituri1861 steppe rue1881 ololiuqui1894 toloache1894 yopo1916 mellow yellow1966 1780 W. Tooke tr. J. G. Georgi Russia II. 143 Madyun is their favourite delicacy, a sort of cake made of certain feeds pounded with poppies, honey, and various spices. 1781 Let. in Ld. Lindsay Lives Lindsays (1840) IV. 222 Our ill-favoured guard brought us a dose of majum each, and obliged us to eat it. 1819 T. Hope Anastasius (1820) I. xi. 216 The ample dose of madjoon he had just swallowed. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Majoon. 1883 H. H. Kane in Harper's Mag. Nov. 946/1 Small black lozenges, consisting of the resin of hemp, henbane, crushed datura seeds, butter, and honey, and known in India as Majoon, amongst the Moors as El Mogen. 1919 Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 718/2 Majun is a sweetmeat made from the emulsion. 1952 P. Bowles Let it come Down xviii. 216 Certain members of the English colony begin their evening meal with a dish of majoun, otherwise known as hashish. 1990 Mirabella Dec. 162/1 Paul gave majoun to Robert Rauschenberg and kif to Tennessee Williams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1780
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