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شنكباث

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the proper noun 'Shankbath', primarily identified as a place name in the region of Sogdiana near Samarkand. It also mentions it as a personal name, though this is considered less accurate. The focus is on individuals associated with this place, particularly through the nisba 'al-Shankbathi'.

Derived headwords

الشِّنْكِبَاثname
  1. 1.
    Shankbathboth

    A proper noun, identified as a place name in Sogdiana, near Samarkand. It is also mentioned as a personal name, though this is considered less accurate.

الشِّنْكِبَاثِيّname
  1. 1.
    al-Shankbathiboth

    A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating origin from or association with the place named Shankbath.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان والصاغاني
Al-Jawhari, the author of Al-Lisan, and Al-Saghani neglected it.
وأورده الذهبي في المشتبه وتبعه الحافظ
Al-Dhahabi mentioned it in Al-Mushtabah, and Al-Hafiz followed him.
ولاكنهما ضبطاه بفتح السين المهملة وقد صحفه المصنف
However, they both vocalized it with a fatha on the unpointed sin, and the author miscopied it.
وحقه أن يذكر في السين
And it should have been mentioned under the letter sin.
هو اسم رجل
It is the name of a man.
والصحيح أنه بلد بسغد سمرقند
And the correct view is that it is a town in Sogdiana, Samarkand.
منه أبو الحسن أحمد بن الربيع بن نافع
From him is Abu Al-Hasan Ahmad bin Al-Rabi' bin Nafi'.
وهو ابن محمد بن مؤمن (الشنكباثي)
And he is the son of Muhammad bin Mu'min (Al-Shankbathi).
وهو يروي عن أحمد بن محمد
And he narrates from Ahmad bin Muhammad.
وعن الأخير ابنه علي
And from the latter is his son Ali.
مات علي سنة 452
Ali died in the year 452.