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شنكات

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a proper noun, likely referring to a place name. It is also used as a nisba (a surname or attribution) derived from this place name, indicating individuals associated with it.

Derived headwords

شنكاتname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    Possibly the name of a specific town or geographical location.

الشنكاتيname
  1. 1.
    Attribution to a placeboth

    A nisba indicating someone who is from or associated with the place named 'شنكات'.

Parallel reading

شنكات، بالكسر: لعله اسم بلد.
Shankat, with a kasra: it is possibly the name of a town.
وأحمد بن عبد الخالق بن الشنكاتي، وكامل بن عبد الجليل بن الشنكاتي: محدثان.
And Ahmad bin Abd al-Khaliq bin al-Shankati, and Kamil bin Abd al-Jalil bin al-Shankati: were hadith scholars.