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مذحج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific tribal name from Yemen. It is the name of a prominent ancestor of a major Arab tribe, tracing lineage back to the Himyarite kingdom.

Derived headwords

مَذْحَجname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameboth

    The name of a major Arab tribe originating from Yemen, descended from Madhhij bin Yahabir.

مَذْحَجname
  1. 1.
    Ancestor's nameboth

    The name of the ancestor of the Madhhij tribe, Madhhij bin Yahabir bin Malik bin Zayd bin Kahlan bin Saba'.

Parallel reading

مذحج، مثال مسجد: أبو قبيلة من اليمن، وهو مذحج بن يحابر بن مالك بن زيد بن كهلان ابن سبأ.
Madhhij, like 'masjid': the father of a tribe from Yemen, and he is Madhhij bin Yahabir bin Malik bin Zayd bin Kahlan bin Saba'.
قال سيبويه: الميم من نفس الكلمة.
Sibawayh said: The 'meem' is part of the word itself.