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طسج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with units of measurement, particularly for weight and currency, and also refers to geographical or administrative divisions. The terms are of Persian origin and were adopted into Arabic.

Derived headwords

الطُسُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    Regionclassical

    A region or district, often used in an administrative or geographical context.

  2. 2.
    Unit of weightclassical

    A specific unit of weight, mentioned in relation to Persian terms like 'farbiyun'.

  3. 3.
    Coin weightclassical

    A unit of weight for coins, specifically two 'dānīqs'.

  4. 4.
    Administrative divisionclassical

    A subdivision of the 'Sawād' (a historical region), indicating an administrative or tax district.

طَسَاسِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Regionsclassical

    The plural of 'ṭusūj', referring to multiple regions or districts.

  2. 2.
    Administrative divisionsclassical

    Plural of 'ṭusūj', referring to multiple administrative divisions of the Sawād.

Parallel reading

الطسوج: الناحية.
Al-ṭusūj: the region.
والطسوج: حبتان من الدوانيق.
And al-ṭusūj: two grains of the dānīqs.
والدانق: أربعة طساسيج، وهما معربان.
And the dānīq: four ṭasāsīj, and both are Arabized words.
وقال الأزهري: الطسوج مقدار من الوزن كقوله فربيون بطسوج، وكلاهما معرب.
And Al-Azhari said: Al-ṭusūj is a measure of weight, as in his saying 'farbiyun bi-ṭusūj', and both are Arabized.
والطسوج: واحد من طساسيج السواد، معربة.
And al-ṭusūj: one of the ṭasāsīj of the Sawād, an Arabized word.