الءسكندر

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily concerns the name 'Alexander' and its derivatives, specifically referring to Alexander the Great and various places named Alexandria. It details his historical significance as a conqueror and the geographical spread of cities bearing his name.

Derived headwords

الإسكندرname

1.
Alexander the Greatboth
The name of Alexander the Great, son of Philip, a king who conquered Darius and ruled vast territories.

الإسكندريةname

1.
Alexandriaboth
A place name referring to one of sixteen locations named Alexandria, attributed to Alexander the Great. These include cities in India, Babylonia, on the great river, Sogdiana, Merv, Balkh, the great frontier in Egypt, a town between Hama and Aleppo, a town on the Tigris near Wasit, a town between Mecca and Medina, and others in the Indian rivers, along with five other cities.

ملكverb

1.
to ruleboth
To possess and exercise sovereign power; to govern a kingdom or territory.

ملوكnoun

1.
kingsboth
Plural of king, referring to rulers of kingdoms.

بلادnoun

1.
landsboth
Regions, countries, or territories.

منسوبةadjective

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attributedboth
Related or ascribed to someone or something.

دother

1.
short for 'dar'classical
An abbreviation for the word 'dar' (house or place), used here to denote a location.

بأرضother

1.
in the land ofboth
A prepositional phrase indicating location within a specific territory.

شاطئnoun

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shoreboth
The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or river.

النهرnoun

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the riverboth
A natural flowing watercourse.

الأعظمadjective

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the greatestboth
Superlative form of 'great', indicating the highest degree.

مدينةnoun

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cityboth
A large town.

الثغرnoun

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frontierclassical
The border of a country or territory, often a strategic or fortified area.

مصرname

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Egyptboth
The name of the country Egypt.

حماةname

1.
Hamaboth
A city in Syria.

حلبname

1.
Aleppoboth
A major city in Syria.

دجلةname

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Tigrisboth
The name of the Tigris River.

قربpreposition

1.
nearboth
At a short distance from.

واسطname

1.
Wasitboth
A city in Iraq.

الأديبnoun

1.
the man of lettersboth
A cultured person, especially a writer or scholar.

أحمدname

1.
Ahmadboth
A male given name.

المختارname

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Al-Mukhtarboth
A given name or surname, meaning 'the chosen one'.

مبشرname

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Mubashirboth
A male given name, meaning 'bringer of good news'.

مكةname

1.
Meccaboth
The holiest city in Islam.

المدينةname

1.
Medinaboth
The second holiest city in Islam.

مجاريnoun

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channelsboth
Passageways or courses, often for water.

الأنهارnoun

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the riversboth
Plural of river.

خمسnumber

1.
fiveboth
The cardinal number following four and preceding six.

مدنnoun

1.
citiesboth
Plural of city.

Parallel reading

الإسكندر بن الفيلسوف، وتفتح الهمزة: ملك قتل دارا، وملك البلاد.

Alexander, son of the philosopher, and the hamza is opened (pronounced 'Al-'): a king who killed Darius and ruled the lands.

والإسكندرية: ستة عشر موضعا، منسوبة إليه، منها: د ببلاد الهند، ود بأرض بابل، ود بشاطئ النهر الأعظم، ود بصغد سمرقند، ود بمرو، واسم مدينة بلخ، والثغر الأعظم ببلاد مصر، وة بين حماة وحلب، وة على دجلة قرب واسط، منها الأديب أحمد بن المختار بن مبشر، وة بين مكة والمدينة، ود في مجاري الأنهار بالهند، وخمس مدن أخرى.

And Alexandria: sixteen places, attributed to him, among them: a place in the lands of India, a place in the land of Babylonia, a place on the shore of the Great River, a place in Samarkand's Sogdiana, a place in Merv, the name of the city of Balkh, the great frontier in the lands of Egypt, a town between Hama and Aleppo, a town on the Tigris near Wasit, from which is the man of letters Ahmad, son of Al-Mukhtar, son of Mubashir, a town between Mecca and Medina, a place in the channels of the rivers in India, and five other cities.

ملك قتل دارا

a king who killed Darius

وملك البلاد

and ruled the lands

ستة عشر موضعا

sixteen places

منسوبة إليه

attributed to him

د ببلاد الهند

a place in the lands of India

ود بأرض بابل

and a place in the land of Babylonia

ود بشاطئ النهر الأعظم

and a place on the shore of the Great River

ود بصغد سمرقند

and a place in Sogdiana of Samarkand

والثغر الأعظم ببلاد مصر

and the great frontier in the lands of Egypt

وة بين حماة وحلب

and a town between Hama and Aleppo

وة على دجلة قرب واسط

and a town on the Tigris near Wasit

منها الأديب أحمد بن المختار بن مبشر

from which is the man of letters Ahmad, son of Al-Mukhtar, son of Mubashir

وة بين مكة والمدينة

and a town between Mecca and Medina

ود في مجاري الأنهار بالهند

and a place in the channels of the rivers in India

وخمس مدن أخرى

and five other cities