الصغانة

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to entertainment, possibly games or diversions, and also to a specific geographical location and individuals associated with it. It also touches upon religious figures.

Derived headwords

الصَّغَانَةnoun

1.
Entertainment, diversionclassical
A type of entertainment or amusement, likened to 'clouds' (كسحابة). It is an Arabized word derived from 'jafana'.

جَفَانَهnoun

1.
Container, troughclassical
A large trough or basin, often used for feeding animals or for washing. The word 'الصغانة' is an Arabized form of this.

صُغَانِيَانname

1.
Region, districtclassical
A large region or district located beyond the river (ما وراء النهر). It is an Arabized form of 'Jughaniyan'.

صُغَانِيّname

1.
Relating to Suganiyanclassical
An adjective or nisba indicating origin or relation to the region of Suganiyan.

صَاغَانِيّname

1.
Relating to Suganiyanclassical
An alternative form of the nisba indicating origin or relation to the region of Suganiyan.

جُغَانِيَانname

1.
Region, districtclassical
The original Persian name for a large region or district beyond the river, which was Arabized into 'Suganiyan'.

صَيْغُونname

1.
Proper nameclassical
A proper name, possibly of Persian origin, appearing as part of the name of a scholar.

صَيْغُونِيّname

1.
Relating to Sayghunclassical
A nisba indicating relation to a person named Sayghun.

Parallel reading

الصغانة، كسحابة: من الملاهي، معربة جفانه.

Al-Saghanah, like a cloud: from the amusements, an Arabized form of Jafanah.

وصغانيان: كورة عظيمة بما وراء النهر، وينسب إليها الإمام الحافظ في اللغة، الحسن بن محمد بن الحسن، ذو التصانيف، والنسبة: صغاني وصاغاني، معرب جغانيان.

And Suganiyan: a great district beyond the river, and to it is attributed Imam Al-Hafiz in language, Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Al-Hasan, the author of books, and the nisba is: Sugani and Sagani, an Arabized form of Jughaniyan.

وإسحاق بن إبراهيم بن صيغون الصيغوني: زاهد محدث.

And Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Sayghun Al-Sayghuni: an ascetic hadith narrator.