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جيكان

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry pertains to a place name and a specific individual associated with it. It primarily defines a location and then describes a person named Muhammad ibn Mansur ibn Jikan.

Derived headwords

جِيكَانname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A city or locality located in Persia.

مُحَمَّد بْن مَنْصُور بْن جِيكَانname
  1. 1.
    person's nameclassical

    A specific individual, Muhammad ibn Mansur ibn Jikan, who is identified as a hadith narrator.

  2. 2.
    liarclassical

    Described as a liar, indicating a lack of trustworthiness in his narrations.

Parallel reading

جِيكَان، بالكسر: ع بفارس.
Jikan, with a kasra: a city in Persia.
ومحمد بن منصور بن جيكان: محدث كذاب.
And Muhammad ibn Mansur ibn Jikan: a hadith narrator, a liar.