فبب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a place name, Fabb, located in Kufa. It is also identified as a clan or lineage within the Hamdan tribe. The entry references historical figures and geographical works to establish these identifications.

Derived headwords

فَبْفَبname

1.
Place name in Kufaclassical
A location in Kufa, identified by scholars like Yaqut al-Hamawi in his 'Mu'jam al-Buldan'.

فَبْفَبname

1.
Clan nameclassical
A lineage or clan belonging to the Hamdan tribe. It is mentioned that Sa'dan bin Nasr is from this lineage.

الفَبْفَبِيّname

1.
A famous traditionistclassical
Refers to a well-known narrator of hadith, mentioned by Al-Sam'ani. It is suggested this might be Sa'id, with Sa'dan being a nickname.

سعدانname

1.
Sa'dan bin Nasrclassical
A person mentioned as being from the Fabb lineage, possibly a nickname for Sa'id.

سعيدname

1.
Sa'idclassical
A name suggested as being the actual identity of Al-Fabbawi, with Sa'dan being a nickname.

Parallel reading

هو بالضم، كما هو في نسختنا، وهو الصواب

It is with dammah, as it is in our copy, and that is correct.

روي ذلك عن النسابة الإخباري أبي عبد الله ياقوت بن عبد الله الرومي الأصل الحموي المولد في كتابه معجم البلدان

This was narrated from the genealogist and historian Abu Abdullah Yaqut bin Abdullah, of Roman origin and born in Hama, in his book 'Mu'jam al-Buldan'.

عندي منه الجزء الأول والثاني والعاشر من تجزئة عشرة أجزاء، وهي نسخة خليل بن أيبك الصفدي، وعليها خطه وخط العلامة أحمد بن مباركشاه الصديقي الحنفي الذي اختصره على نحو العشر في سنة أربعين وثمانمائة.

I have from it the first, second, and tenth parts out of ten parts, and it is a copy of Khalil bin Aibak al-Safadi, bearing his handwriting and the handwriting of the scholar Ahmad bin Mubarakshah al-Siddiqi al-Hanafi, who abridged it around the tenth in the year eight hundred and forty.

أو هو بطن من همدان، منه سعدان بن نصر

Or it is a clan from Hamdan, from whom is Sa'dan bin Nasr.

الفبي محدث مشهور، ذكره السمعاني

Al-Fabbawi is a famous traditionist, mentioned by Al-Sam'ani.

أو هو سعيد، وسعدان لقب

Or he is Sa'id, and Sa'dan is a nickname.

أو هو بالقاف بدل الفاء، وهو ضعيف.

Or it is with a qaf instead of a fa, and this is weak.

الظاهر أنهما يرجعان إلى قول واحد، وهو أن المكان سمي بهذا البطن

It appears that they both refer to one statement, which is that the place was named after this clan.

ويدل لذلك قول صاحب المراصد:! فب بالضم ثم التشديد: موضع بالكوفة، وهم بطن من همدان.

This is supported by the statement of the author of 'Al-Marasid': Fabb, with dammah then shaddah: a place in Kufa, and they are a clan from Hamdan.