الزنج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a group of Black people, often referred to as 'Zanj'. It also encompasses terms for intense thirst, a meager amount, and geographical locations.

Derived headwords

الزنجnoun

1.
The Zanj peopleboth
A group of Black people, referring to the inhabitants of the Zanj region.
2.
Intense thirstclassical
Severe thirst, or a condition where one's intestines and bowels are constricted due to thirst, making it difficult to eat or drink.

المزنجةnoun

1.
Intense thirstclassical
A state of severe thirst, characterized by constriction of the intestines and bowels.

الزنوجnoun

1.
The Zanj peopleboth
Plural of Zanj, referring to a group of Black people.

زنجيnoun

1.
A Zanj personboth
A single individual belonging to the Zanj people.

عطاء مزنجadjective

1.
Meager giftclassical
A small or insufficient amount of giving or a gift.

زنجname

1.
City in Nishapurboth
A place name, specifically a town (ة) in the region of Nishapur.

زنجانname

1.
Place in Azerbaijanboth
A place name, referring to a location in Azerbaijan.

الزنجانيونnoun

1.
People from Zanjanboth
Plural noun referring to people from the place called Zanjan.

الزناجnoun

1.
Rewardclassical
The act of recompense or reward.

زنجname

1.
Title/Nicknameclassical
A title or nickname, specifically for Abu Ghassan Muhammad bin Amr the traditionist.

Parallel reading

الزنج، ويكسر، والمزنجة والزنوج: جيل من السودان

Al-Zanj, and it is pronounced with a kasra, and Al-Muzanjah and Al-Zunuj: a generation of Black people.

واحدهم: زنجي

Their singular is: Zanjī.

وبالتحريك: شدة العطش

And with harakah (vowelization): intense thirst.

أو هو أن تقبض أمعاؤه ومصارينه من العطش

Or it is that his intestines and bowels constrict from thirst.

ولا يستطيع إكثار الطعم والشرب

And he cannot increase his eating and drinking.

وعطاء مزنج، كمعظم: قليل

And a meager gift, like 'ma'ẓūm': little.

وزنج، بالضم: ة بنيسابور

And Zanj, with dammah: a town in Nishapur.

وزنجان، بالفتح: د بأذربيجان

And Zanjān, with fatha: a place in Azerbaijan.

منه: محمد بن أحمد بن شاكر، والإمام سعد بن علي شيخ الحرم، وأبو القاسم يوسف بن الحسن، وأبو القاسم يوسف بن علي الزنجانيون

From them: Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Shakir, and Imam Sa'd bin Ali Sheikh Al-Haram, Abu Al-Qasim Yusuf bin Al-Hasan, and Abu Al-Qasim Yusuf bin Ali Al-Zanjānīyūn.

والزناج، بالكسر: المكافأة

And Al-Zanāj, with kasra: the reward.

وكزبير: لقب أبي غسان محمد بن عمرو المحدث

And Kazubayr: the nickname of Abu Ghassan Muhammad bin Amr the traditionist.