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سرندب

Root entry · 56 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the island of Serendib (Sri Lanka), its geography, and its association with the footprint of Adam.

Derived headwords

سَرَنْدِيبname
  1. 1.
    Serendibboth

    A large island in the Indian Ocean, known today as Sri Lanka.

أعراهverb
  1. 1.
    to leave itclassical

    To leave something without a specific characteristic, in this case, without diacritical marks.

ضبطnoun
  1. 1.
    diacritical marksclassical

    The vowel markings and other diacritical signs used in Arabic script to indicate pronunciation.

لامهverb
  1. 1.
    to blame himboth

    To express disapproval or censure towards someone.

تركهverb
  1. 1.
    his leavingboth

    The act of abandoning or omitting something.

حشوnoun
  1. 1.
    fillingclassical

    Material used to fill a space; in this context, superfluous content in a book.

يعنيverb
  1. 1.
    to be relevantboth

    To have significance or importance; to pertain to the matter at hand.

حاصلnoun
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    summaryboth

    The essence or main point of something; a synopsis.

جزيرةnoun
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    islandboth

    A piece of land surrounded by water.

كبيرةadjective
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    largeboth

    Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.

بحرnoun
  1. 1.
    seaboth

    A large body of saltwater.

هركندname
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    Harkandclassical

    A name for a sea or ocean, likely referring to the Indian Ocean.

أقصىadjective
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    farthestboth

    At the greatest distance in space or time.

يالهندname
  1. 1.
    Indiaclassical

    The country of India.

يقالverb
  1. 1.
    it is saidboth

    Used to introduce reported speech or information.

فرسخاnoun
  1. 1.
    farsakhclassical

    An ancient unit of distance, approximately 3.5 to 4 miles or 5.6 to 6.4 kilometers.

فيهاparticle
  1. 1.
    in itboth

    A prepositional phrase indicating location within something.

الجبلnoun
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    the mountainboth

    A large natural elevation of the earth's surface.

أهبطverb
  1. 1.
    was sent downclassical

    To be caused to descend from a higher place to a lower one, often used in a divine context.

سيدناname
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    our masterclassical

    A term of respect, referring to Adam in this context.

آدمname
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    Adamboth

    The first man in Abrahamic religions.

عليه السلامother
  1. 1.
    peace be upon himclassical

    A honorific phrase used after mentioning prophets and holy figures.

شاهقadjective
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    toweringboth

    Extremely high or steep.

صعبadjective
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    difficultboth

    Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

المرتقىnoun
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    the ascentclassical

    The act of climbing or moving upwards.

يمكنverb
  1. 1.
    to be possibleboth

    To be able to be done or achieved.

الوصولnoun
  1. 1.
    the reachingboth

    The act of arriving at or attaining something.

أسفلهnoun
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    its bottomboth

    The lowest part or point of something.

غياضnoun
  1. 1.
    thicketsclassical

    Dense masses of trees or shrubs.

عظيمةadjective
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    greatboth

    Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average.

خنادقnoun
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    ditchesboth

    A long, narrow excavation in the ground.

عميقةadjective
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    deepboth

    Extending far down from the top or surface.

أشجارnoun
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    treesboth

    Woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk.

حياتnoun
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    snakesboth

    A long, limbless, carnivorous reptile.

عظامadjective
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    largeboth

    Of considerable size.

يراهverb
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    to see itboth

    To perceive with the eyes.

البحريزونnoun
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    sailorsclassical

    People who work on or travel by sea.

مسافةnoun
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    distanceboth

    The length or amount of space between two points.

أيامnoun
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    daysboth

    Periods of 24 hours.

الراهونname
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    Al-Rahunclassical

    A name given to the mountain, possibly related to its height or a specific feature.

أثرnoun
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    traceboth

    A mark or a small amount of something that shows that someone or something has been somewhere or that something has happened.

أقدامnoun
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    feetboth

    The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle.

مغموسةadjective
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    imprintedclassical

    Having a mark or impression made on a surface.

الحجرnoun
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    the stoneboth

    Hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made.

خطاverb
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    to stepboth

    To move forward by taking a step.

الخطوةnoun
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    the stepboth

    A single movement of the leg in walking.

الأخرىadjective
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    otherboth

    Used to refer to a second or further instance of something.

مسرةnoun
  1. 1.
    distance of travelclassical

    The distance covered in a specific period of travel, often a day's journey.

يومnoun
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    dayboth

    A period of 24 hours.

ليلةnoun
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    nightboth

    The period from sunset to sunrise.

حجرnoun
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    stoneboth

    Hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter.

الياقوتnoun
  1. 1.
    rubyclassical

    A precious stone, a variety of corundum, typically deep red.

تحدرverb
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    to flow downclassical

    To move downwards in a stream.

السيولnoun
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    torrentsboth

    A sudden, violent outpouring of water.

الواديnoun
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    the valleyboth

    A low area of land between hills or mountains.

يلتقطونهverb
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    they pick them upboth

    To collect or gather something.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وإنما أعراه عن الضبط لكونه مشهورا الشهرة التامة
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and he only left it without diacritical marks because it was completely famous.
وفي المراصد، ورحلة ابن بطوطة، تهذيب ابن جزي الكلبي ما حاصله أنه جزيرة كبيرة في بحر هركند بأقصى: (د، يالهند، م)
And in Al-Marasid, the Rihla of Ibn Battuta, and the Tahdhib of Ibn Jazi Al-Kalbi, is a summary that it is a large island in the Harkand Sea in the farthest reaches of India.
فيها الجبل الذي أهبط عليه سيدنا آدم عليه السلام
In it is the mountain upon which our master Adam, peace be upon him, was sent down.
وهو جبل شاهق صعب المرتقى لا يمكن الوصول إليه
It is a towering mountain, difficult to ascend, which cannot be reached.
لأن في أسفله غياض عظيمة، وخنادق عميقة، وأشجار شاهقة، وحيات عظام
Because at its bottom are great thickets, deep ditches, towering trees, and large snakes.
يراه البحريزون من مسافة أيام كثيرة
Sailors see it from a distance of many days.
وهو جبل الراهون، فيه أثر أقدام سيدنا آدم عليه السلام مغموسة في الحجر
It is the mountain Al-Rahun, in it is the trace of the feet of our master Adam, peace be upon him, imprinted in the stone.
مسافتها نحو سبعين ذراعا
Its length is about seventy cubits.
ويقال: إنه خطا الخطوة الأخرى في البحر، وبينهما مسرة يوم وليلة
And it is said: he took the other step into the sea, and between them is the distance of a day and a night's travel.
قال التيفاشي: وحجر ذلك الجبل الياقوت نه تحدر السيول إلى الوادي فيلتقطونه
Al-Tifashi said: And the stone of that mountain is ruby, which the torrents bring down to the valley, and they pick them up.