سجست

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific geographical location, the region of Sijistan, located in the East. It also covers derivations related to this place, such as adjectives and names of people from there.

Derived headwords

سِجِسْتَانname

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Sijistanboth
A well-known region (kūrah) in the East, specifically Persia. It is mentioned as a city in Khurasan.

سِجِسْتَانِيّadjective

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Sijistaniboth
Relating to or originating from Sijistan. This is a nisbah adjective.

سِجْزِيّadjective

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Sijziclassical
An alternative nisbah adjective relating to Sijistan, with some variation in usage.

Parallel reading

وهو المعروف على ألسنة العجم: (كورة) معروفة (بالمشرق)

And it is known on the tongues of the non-Arabs as a well-known region (kūrah) in the East.

وهي فارسية

And it is Persian.

وقال الجواليقي في المعرب: اسم مدينة من مدن خراسان

And Al-Jawaliqi said in Al-Mu'arrab: It is the name of a city from the cities of Khurasan.

وقد تكلمت بها العرب: رحم الله أعظما دفنوها بسجستان

And the Arabs have spoken of it: May God have mercy on the great ones they buried in Sijistan.

والنسبة إليه سجستاني وسجزي، على اختلاف فيه

And the attribution to it is Sijistani and Sijzi, with variation therein.

منها أبو داوود سليمان بن الأشعث بن إسماعيل بن بشير بن شداد بن عامر الأنصاري، صاحب السنن، توفي بالبصرة سنة 275

Among them is Abu Dawud Sulayman bin Al-Ash'ath bin Ismail bin Bashir bin Shaddad bin 'Amir Al-Ansari, the author of Al-Sunan, who died in Basra in the year 275.

وأحمد بن عبد الله بن سيف السجستاني، من جلة أصحاب المزني ببغداد، ذكره الخليل

And Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Sayf Al-Sijistani, from the prominent companions of Al-Muzani in Baghdad, whom Al-Khalil mentioned.