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بستج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a place name, possibly 'Bustaj' or 'Bustijan', and also has a connection to abundance or plenty.

Derived headwords

البستجيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Bustajiboth

    A nisba (attribution) name, referring to Ali bin Ahmad al-Faqih. The origin of the nisba is unclear, but it is likely derived from a place named Bustah, which was Arabized, or from Bustaj.

بستجانnoun
  1. 1.
    abundanceclassical

    Meaning plentiful or abundant, used to describe food.

Parallel reading

البستجي ، بالفتح، هو: علي بن أحمد الفقيه
Al-Bustaji, with the fatha, is Ali bin Ahmad al-Faqih.
ولم يعرف أن النسبة لماذا
And it is not known why the attribution is made.
والظاهر أنها إلى بلد اسمها بسته، فعرب وقيل: بستج.
And it appears that it is from a country named Bustah, which was Arabized and called Bustaj.
وفي السان عن التهذيب: قال أبو مالك: وقعع في طعام بستجان، أي كثير.
And in Al-Sihah from Al-Tahdhib: Abu Malik said: 'It occurred in food that was bustajan, meaning plentiful.'