نخشب

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the proper noun Nakhshab, a city in Transoxiana. It details its geographical location, its historical significance, and the nisba (adjective of relation) derived from it.

Derived headwords

نَخْشَبname

1.
Nakhshab cityclassical
A well-known city located in the lands beyond the Oxus River ( ما وراء النهر), situated between the Jihun (Oxus) and Samarkand. It is not on the route to Bukhara and is identical to Nasaf. It has a large, comprehensive history compiled in two volumes by Abu al-Abbas al-Mustaghfiri.

نَخْشَبِيّadjective

1.
related to Nakhshabmodern
An adjective of relation (nisba) referring to the city of Nakhshab. This is the standard derivation based on the original name.

نَسَفِيّadjective

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related to Nasafmodern
An adjective of relation derived from Nasaf, which is identified as being the same city as Nakhshab. This derivation is considered a modification or a reference to the Arabized form of the name.

Parallel reading

هو (د) ، أي: مدينة معروفة ببلاد ما وراء النهر بين جيحون وسمرقند.

It is (a city), meaning: a known city in the lands beyond the Oxus River, between the Jihun and Samarkand.

وليست على طريق بخارى، وهي نسف نفسها، بينها وبين سمرقند ثلاث مراحل، لها تاريخ كبير جامع، في مجلدين لأبي العباس المستغفري.

It is not on the road to Bukhara, and it is Nasaf itself, with three stages between it and Samarkand. It has a large, comprehensive history in two volumes by Abu al-Abbas al-Mustaghfiri.

ونونها أصلية، لأنها من أسماء العجم.

And its 'nun' is original, because it is from the names of non-Arabs (foreign names).

والنسبة إليها (نخشبي) على الأصل.

And the nisba to it is (Nakhshabi) according to the original.

ومن اعتبر تعريبها، فقال: (نسفي على التغيير)، فهو نسبة إلى المعرب، لا إلى أصل نخشب، كما يوهمه كلام المصنف، قاله شيخنا.

And whoever considers its Arabization, saying: (Nasafi with modification), then it is a nisba to the Arabized form, not to the original Nakhshab, as the author's words might suggest, according to our shaykh.

وقد نسب إليها جماعة من المحدثين، والصوفية، والفقهاء منهم: أبو تراب عسكر بن محمد بن أحمد، من كبار مشايخ الصوفية، المتوفى بالبادية، سنة خمس وأربعين ومائتين.

And a group of hadith scholars, Sufis, and jurists have been attributed to it, including: Abu Turab Askar bin Muhammad bin Ahmad, one of the great Sufi shaykhs, who died in the desert in the year 245 AH.

والحافظ أبو محمد عبد العزيز بن محمد بن محمد النسفي النخشبي العاصمي، أحد الأئمة، مات سنة 456.

And Al-Hafiz Abu Muhammad Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Nasafi al-Nakhshabi al-Asimi, one of the imams, died in the year 456 AH.

وأبو العباس جعفر بن محمد المستغفري النخشبي، مات سنة 456 كذا في المعجم.

And Abu al-Abbas Ja'far bin Muhammad al-Mustaghfiri al-Nakhshabi, died in the year 456 AH, as stated in the dictionary.