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زنج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a group of people from Sudan, specifically Black Africans. It also encompasses related terms for individuals and potentially their origins or characteristics.

Derived headwords

الزَّنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    a race from Sudan, they are the Zunuj (Blacks)both

    a race from Sudan, they are the Zunuj (Blacks)

زِنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    Zanj (a people)both

    Zanj (a people)

  2. 2.
    Zinj (a people)both

    Zinj (a people)

الزَّنْجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Black Africanboth

    An adjective describing something or someone as belonging to or characteristic of the Zanj people.

زِنْجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Zinj-like, of Zinj originboth

    Zinj-like, of Zinj origin

Parallel reading

الزنج: جيل من السودان
The Zanj: a people from Sudan.
وهم الزنوج
And they are the Zanj.
قال أبو عمرو: زنج وزنج، وزنجي وزنجي.
Abu Amr said: Zanj and Zanj, and Zanjī and Zanjī.