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قلنة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses place names and a specific historical figure's appellation. It mentions two cities, one in Andalusia and another in the Byzantine Empire, and provides the etymology of a title given to a narrator of the Quran.

Derived headwords

قَلْنَةname
  1. 1.
    City in Andalusiaclassical

    A place name referring to a city located in the region of Andalusia.

قَلُونِيَةname
  1. 1.
    City in Rumclassical

    A place name referring to a city located in the region of Rum (Byzantine Empire).

قَالُونname
  1. 1.
    Title of a narratorclassical

    An appellation given to the narrator of Nafi', a prominent reciter of the Quran.

  2. 2.
    The Goodclassical

    The meaning of the appellation 'Qalun' in Persian, signifying excellence or goodness.

Parallel reading

قَلْنَة، محركة مشددة النون: د بالأندلس.
Qalnah, with a fatha and a shadda on the noon: a city in Andalusia.
وقلونية، بضم اللام: د بالروم.
And Qaluniyah, with a damma on the lam: a city in Rum.
وقالون: لقب راوي نافع، رومية، معناها: الجيد.
And Qalun: the title of the narrator of Nafi', Persian, its meaning is: the good.