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جيان

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a place name, specifically a town in Andalusia. It is also associated with individuals, particularly scholars and traditionists, who are either from this place or have it as part of their name.

Derived headwords

جِيَّانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A town located in Andalusia, Spain.

ابن مالكname
  1. 1.
    Scholarclassical

    Refers to a prominent scholar of Arabic language, likely Ibn Malik al-Jayyani.

أبو حيانname
  1. 1.
    Scholarclassical

    Refers to a prominent scholar of Arabic language, Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati.

حيانname
  1. 1.
    Given nameclassical

    A given name, possibly referring to the grandfather of Abu Hayyan.

طلحة بن الأعلم الحنفيname
  1. 1.
    Scholarclassical

    A scholar from Isfahan, identified as Talhah ibn al-A'lam al-Hanafi.

موسى بن محمد بن جيانname
  1. 1.
    Hadith narratorclassical

    A traditionist named Musa ibn Muhammad ibn Jayyan.

محمد بن خلف ابن جيانname
  1. 1.
    Hadith narratorclassical

    A traditionist named Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Jayyan.

Parallel reading

جِيَّان، كشداد: د بالأندلس
Jayyan, like Shaddad: a town in Andalusia.
منها: ابن مالك، وأبو حيان، إماما العربية
From it [i.e., Jayyan]: Ibn Malik and Abu Hayyan, the two imams of Arabic.
وقد ينسب الثاني إلى جد أبيه حيان، بالمهملة
And the second [Abu Hayyan] may be attributed to his paternal grandfather Hayyan, with unpointed letters.
وَة بأصفهان، منها طلحة بن الأعلم الحنفي
And a town in Isfahan, from it is Talhah ibn al-A'lam al-Hanafi.
وموسى بن محمد بن جيان، ومحمد بن خلف ابن جيان: محدثان
And Musa ibn Muhammad ibn Jayyan, and Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Jayyan: two traditionists.