الخندق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of digging a trench or ditch, particularly for defensive purposes around cities or fortifications. It also extends to place names derived from this concept and the act of digging itself.

Derived headwords

الخَنْدَقnoun

1.
Trench, moatboth
A ditch dug around the walls of cities or fortifications, often for defensive purposes.
2.
Place nameboth
A locality or neighborhood, such as one in Jurjan or near Cairo, named after a trench.

خَنْدَقَهُverb

1.
To dig a trenchboth
The act of digging a trench or ditch.

وخندقه: حفره — And he dug it (a trench) —

كِنْدَةname

1.
Kindaclassical
A place name, possibly an older or foreign form of 'trench' or a related term.

كَامِل بْن إِبْرَاهِيمname

1.
Kamil ibn Ibrahimboth
A person associated with a place in Jurjan, likely a scholar or notable figure.

مُوسَى بْن عَبْد الرَّحْمَنname

1.
Musa ibn Abd al-Rahmanboth
A person associated with a place near Bab al-Qahira, likely a scholar or notable figure.

سَابُور الْمَلِكname

1.
Sapur the Kingboth
A king named Sapur who dug a trench in the desert of Kufa.

ابْن إِيَاد الدَّبِيرِيname

1.
Ibn Iyad al-Dubayriboth
A poet known for his verses, associated with the concept of trenches.

Parallel reading

الخندق، كجعفر: حفير حول أسوار المدن

The trench, like Ja'far (pattern): a ditch around the walls of cities.

معرب: كنده

It is an Arabized (word): Kinda.

ومحلة بجرجان منها: كامل بن إبراهيم

And a neighborhood in Jurjan, from it (is named): Kamil ibn Ibrahim.

وة بباب القاهرة، منها: موسى بن عبد الرحمن

And a locality near Bab al-Qahira, from it (is named): Musa ibn Abd al-Rahman.

وحفير لسابور الملك ببرية الكوفة

And a ditch dug by Sapur the King in the desert of Kufa.

وابن إياد الدبيري: راجز

And Ibn Iyad al-Dubayri: a poet (rajaz).

وخندقه: حفره

And its trenching: its digging.