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ءطن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to places and potentially leadership or prominence, particularly in a foreign context. The primary derived terms refer to a location and a foreign leader.

Derived headwords

إطانnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

إظانnoun
  1. 1.
    place name (variant)classical

    A variant spelling of 'إطان', also referring to a place name.

أطربونnoun
  1. 1.
    leader of the Romansclassical

    The chief or leader among the Romans.

  2. 2.
    military commanderclassical

    A prominent figure or commander in warfare.

Parallel reading

تأمل خليلي، هل ترى من ظعائن ... تحملن بالعلياء فوق إطان؟
Contemplate, my companion, do you see any departing women... carried in the heights above Itan?
ويروى إظان بالظاء المعجمة.
And it is narrated as 'Iẓān' with the dotted ẓāʼ.
الأطربون من الروم: الرئيس منهم، وقيل: المقدم في الحرب
The 'Aṭrubūn' from the Romans: their chief, and it is said: the مقدم (leader) in war.
فإن يكن أطربون الروم قطعها، ... فإن فيها، بحمد الله، منتفعا
If the 'Aṭrubūn' of the Romans have cut it off, then indeed, praise be to God, there is benefit in it.
قال ابن جني: هي خماسية كعضرفوط.
Ibn Jinni said: It is a pentasyllabic word like 'ʿuḍrufūṭ'.