زطط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a dark-skinned ethnic group, often associated with India and Sindh, and their associated characteristics or origins. It also touches upon physical descriptions and specific types of clothing or people.

Derived headwords

الزطnoun

1.
A dark-skinned peopleboth
A dark-skinned ethnic group, often described as being from Sindh or India. They are sometimes compared to the Zanj (Black Africans).
2.
People of Sindh/Indiaclassical
Specifically refers to a people from Sindh or India, with some sources suggesting the name is a Sanskrit term.

الزطيةadjective

1.
Related to the Zuttboth
Pertaining to or originating from the Zutt people. It is used to describe clothing or other things associated with them.

الأزطadjective

1.
Even-facedclassical
Describing someone with a level or even face.

الأذطadjective

1.
With a crooked jawclassical
Describing someone with a jaw that is bent or crooked.

زطيnoun

1.
A Zutt personboth
An individual belonging to the Zutt ethnic group.

زططnoun

1.
Bow makersclassical
Refers to bow makers or those skilled in making bows.

ثططnoun

1.
Bow makersclassical
Refers to bow makers or those skilled in making bows, synonymous with 'zattat'.

Parallel reading

الزط: جيل أسود من السند إليهم تنسب الثياب الزطية

The Zutt: a dark-skinned people from Sindh to whom the Zuttiya garments are attributed.

وقيل: الزط إعراب جت بالهندية، وهم جيل من أهل الهند.

And it was said: The Zutt is an Arabicization of 'Jat' in Hindi, and they are a people from the people of India.

ابن الأعرابي: الزطط والثطط الكواسج

Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-zattat and al-thattat are the bow makers.

وقيل: الأزط المستوي الوجه

And it was said: Al-azt is the one with an even face.

والأذط المعوج الفك

And al-adhut is the one with a crooked jaw.

فحلق رأسه زطية

He shaved his head in a Zuttiya manner.

هو مثل الصليب كأنه فعل الزط

It is like a cross, as if it were the act of the Zutt.

وهم جنس من السودان والهنود، والواحد زطي مثل الزنج والزنجي والروم والرومي

And they are a type of the السودان (Black Africans) and the Indians, and the singular is Zutti, like Zanj and Zanjiy, and Rum and Rumiy.

فجئنا بحيي وائل وبلفها، ... وجاءت تميم: زطها والأساور

So we came with the two tribes of Wa'il and their followers, ... and Tamim came: their Zutt and their bracelets.

ويغني الزط عبد القيس عنا، ... وتكفينا الأساورة المزونا

And the Zutt of Abd al-Qays suffice us, ... and the fine bracelets suffice us.

وكان خالد بن عبد الله أعطاه جارية من سبي الهند فقال فيها أرجوزة أولها: علقت خودا من بنات الزط

And Khalid bin Abdullah gave him a slave girl from the captives of India, and he composed a poem about her, the beginning of which is: I have become attached to a young woman from the daughters of the Zutt.

وقيل الزط السبابجة قوم من السند بالبصرة

And it was said the Zutt are the Sababija, a people from Sindh in Basra.