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سجب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the word 'sanjab' (squirrel), its description, and its etymology. It also mentions a place name derived from the same root.

Derived headwords

سنجابnoun
  1. 1.
    squirrelboth

    A furry animal, larger than a mouse, known for its extremely soft fur, from which fine garments are made. The blue-grey fur is considered the best.

سنجابةname
  1. 1.
    Sanjabaclassical

    A village located near Ashkelon, where the tomb of the companion Jandarah bin Hanishah, Abu Qursafah, is found. He resided in the Levant.

Parallel reading

وذكره الدميري وابن الكتبي والحكي داوود وغيرهم.
Al-Damiri, Ibn al-Kutbi, Al-Haki Dawud, and others mentioned it.
هو حيوان على حد اليربوع، أكبر من الفأر، وشعره في غاية النعومة، تتخذ من جلده الفراء، وأحسن جلوده الأملس الأزرق.
It is an animal similar to the jerboa, larger than a mouse, and its fur is extremely soft. Furs are made from its skin, and its smoothest, bluest skin is the best.
كلما ازرق لون جلدي من البر د تخيلت أنه سنجاب
Whenever my skin turned blue from the cold, I imagined it was a squirrel.
وموضع ذكره في النون بعد السين.
And its mention is in the letter 'noon' after the 'seen'.
وسنجابة وهي قرية قرب عسقلان بها قبر جندرة بن حنيشة الصحابي أبو قرصافة، سكن الشأم، كذا ذكره الحافظ بن ناصر الدين الدمشقي.
And Sanjaba, which is a village near Ashkelon, contains the tomb of Jandarah bin Hanishah, the companion Abu Qursafah. He lived in the Levant, as mentioned by Al-Hafiz Ibn Nasir al-Din al-Dimashqi.