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الزنبق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to fragrant plants, specifically jasmine, and also encompasses other botanical items, intoxicants, and musical instruments. It also refers to a specific family of hadith scholars.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Jasmine oilclassical

    Refers to the fragrant oil extracted from jasmine flowers.

  2. 2.
    Roseclassical

    Can also refer to a rose, likely due to its fragrance.

  3. 3.
    Fluteclassical

    A musical instrument, possibly a type of pipe or flute.

زَنَبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Wineclassical

    Referred to as 'Umm Zanbaq', indicating wine.

الزَّنْبَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Spicy herbclassical

    A pungent and sharp-tasting herb that can cause headaches.

بَنُو أَبِي زَنبَقَةname
  1. 1.
    Scholars of Abu Zanbaqaclassical

    Refers to a specific family of hadith scholars from Wasit, including Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Zanbaqa, his son al-Husayn, and his grandson Yahya.

Parallel reading

الزَّنْبَق، كجعفر: دهن الياسمين، ms1217 وورد، والمزمار.
Al-Zanbaq, like Ja'far: jasmine oil, ms1217 rose, and flute.
وأم زنبق: الخمر.
And Umm Zanbaq: wine.
والزنباق: بقلة حارة حريفة مصدعة.
And al-Zanbaq: a hot, pungent herb that causes headaches.
وبنو أبي زنبقة الواسطيون، منهم: أبو الفضل محمد بن محمد بن عبد الكريم بن محمد بن أبي زنبقة، وولده الحسين، وحفيده يحيى: محدثون.
And the Banu Abi Zanbaqa al-Wasitiyyun, among them: Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Zanbaqa, and his son al-Husayn, and his grandson Yahya: hadith scholars.