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بجا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific tribe or group of people known as the Bija, and their geographical origin. It also extends to terms for camels attributed to this group and a place name associated with them.

Derived headwords

بَجَاءname
  1. 1.
    Bija tribeboth

    A specific tribe or people, often associated with Sudanic regions.

البَجَاوِيَّاتname
  1. 1.
    camels of the Bijaboth

    Female camels (nawq) that are attributed to or associated with the Bija tribe.

بَجَاوَةname
  1. 1.
    Bija landboth

    A place name referring to a region inhabited by the Bija people, a group of Sudanese people.

بَجَاوِيّname
  1. 1.
    belonging to Bijaboth

    An adjective or noun denoting affiliation with the Bija tribe or the land of Bija.

Parallel reading

قبيلة، والبجاويات من النوق منسوبة إليها.
A tribe, and the Bija-related (camels) are attributed to it.
قال الربعي البجاويات منسوبة إلى بجاوة «2»، قبيلة، يطاردون عليها كما يطارد على الخيل،
Al-Raba'i said: The Bija-related (camels) are attributed to Bajawa, a tribe, they hunt on them as one hunts on horses,
وفي شعر الطرماح بجاوية، بضم الباء، منسوب إلى بجاوة موضع من بلاد النوبة وهو: بجاوية لم تستدر حول مثبر،
And in the poetry of Al-Tirmah, there is 'Bujawiyah', with the pronunciation of 'Baa' with damma, attributed to Bajawa, a place in the land of Nubia, which is: 'Bujawiyah did not circle around Muthbir',
كان أسلم مولى عمر، رضي الله عنه، بجاويا ؛ هو منسوب إلى بجاوة جنس من السودان،
Aslam, the freed slave of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was a Bajawi; he is attributed to Bajawa, a type of Sudanese people,
وقيل: هي أرض بها السودان.
And it was said: it is a land where the Sudanese are.