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زنج

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the Zanj people, a group of Black Africans living south of the equator. It also encompasses intense thirst, particularly in camels, and can refer to specific geographical locations and personal names.

Derived headwords

الزنجnoun
  1. 1.
    Zanj peopleboth

    A group of Black Africans inhabiting regions south of the equator, with their lands extending from the Maghreb to near Abyssinia, and some parts on the Nile of Egypt.

  2. 2.
    Zanjclassical

    A term referring to the Zanj people, sometimes used in the plural form 'Azanj' to denote different tribes or factions.

المزنجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Zanj peopleclassical

    An alternative term for the Zanj people, used in a similar context to 'Al-Zanj'.

الزنوجnoun
  1. 1.
    Zanj peopleboth

    The plural form referring to the Zanj people, a group of Black Africans.

زنجيnoun
  1. 1.
    Zanj personboth

    A single individual belonging to the Zanj people.

الأزنجnoun
  1. 1.
    Tribes of Zanjclassical

    A plural form of 'Zanj', used to refer to different tribes or factions within the Zanj people.

الزنجnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense thirstclassical

    A state of severe thirst, particularly experienced by camels that have been deprived of water repeatedly, causing their bellies to shrink.

زنجverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely thirstyclassical

    The state of experiencing severe thirst, especially when repeated and causing physical distress.

زنجاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense thirstclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) for the state of intense thirst, particularly in camels.

زنجverb
  1. 1.
    to contract (intestines)classical

    To have one's intestines and bowels constrict due to extreme thirst.

مزنجadjective
  1. 1.
    littleclassical

    Describing a gift or offering as being small in quantity.

زنجname
  1. 1.
    Zanjclassical

    A village in Nishapur.

زنجانname
  1. 1.
    Zanjanclassical

    A city in Azerbaijan, located in the mountains.

الزنجانيونnoun
  1. 1.
    People of Zanjanclassical

    Individuals associated with the city of Zanjan.

الزناجnoun
  1. 1.
    Reward or retributionclassical

    The act of receiving a reward for good deeds or retribution for bad ones.

زنيجname
  1. 1.
    Zunaijclassical

    A nickname for Abu Ghassan Muhammad bin Umar, a traditionist.

زنجويهname
  1. 1.
    Zanjuyahclassical

    A name borne by several individuals, including a jurist from Zanjan and a nickname for Mikhlad bin Qutaybah.

تزنجverb
  1. 1.
    to become tallclassical

    To grow tall or become elongated.

Parallel reading

الزنج بالفتح (ويكسر) لغتان فصيحتان
Al-Zanj, with a fatha (and it is also pronounced with a kasra), are two eloquent linguistic variants.
والمزنجة (بالفتح) والزنوج (بالضم (: جيل من السودان)
And Al-Muzanjah (with a fatha) and Al-Zunuj (with a damma) refer to a people of the Sudan.
تسكن تحت خط الاستواء وجنوبيه وليس وراءهم عمارة
They inhabit regions below and south of the equator, beyond which there is no civilization.
واحدهم زنجي بالفتح والكسر
The singular of them is Zanjiyy, pronounced with a fatha and a kasra.
وأما الأزنج في قول الشاعر: تراطن الزنج بزجل الإزنج
As for Al-Azanj, in the poet's verse: 'The Zanj converse in the dialect of Al-Izanj'.
فإنه تكسير على إرادة الطوائف والأبطن
It is a broken plural, intending different tribes and factions.
وأبو خالد مسلم بن خالد الزنجي القرشي مولاهم، إنما لقب بالضد لبياضه
And Abu Khalid Muslim bin Khalid Al-Zanji, a freedman of the Quraysh, was nicknamed 'Al-Zanji' (the Black) precisely because of his whiteness.
الزنج (بالتحريك: شدة العطش)
Al-Zanj (with harakah) means intense thirst.
زنجت الإبل زنجا: عطشت مرة بعد مرة فضاقت بطونها
The camels became intensely thirsty (zanjat zanjan): they were thirsty repeatedly, and their bellies shrank.
وكذالك زنج الرجل من ترك الشرب
And likewise, a man becomes intensely thirsty (zanj) from abstaining from drinking.
زنج زنجا وصر صريرا وصدي وصري بمعنى واحد
Zanj zanjan, and sar sariran, and saddi, and sarri all mean the same thing.
أو هو أن تقبض أمعاؤه ومصارينه من العطش
Or it is when his intestines and bowels contract from thirst.
يقال حجز الرجل وزنج: وهو أن تقبض أمعاء الرجل ومصارينه من الظمإ
It is said that a man is hajaza and zanja: which is when his intestines and bowels contract from extreme thirst.
ولا يستطيع أكثار الطعم والشرب
And he cannot eat or drink much.
ويقال عطاء مزنج، كمعظم قليل
And it is said: 'a muzanj gift', meaning little.
وزنج، بالضم: ة، بنيسابور
And Zanj, with a damma, is a village in Nishapur.
وزنجان بالفتح. د، بأذربيجان
And Zanjan, with a fatha, is a city in Azerbaijan.
والزناج، بالكسر: المكافأة بخير أو شر
And Al-Zanaj, with a kasra, means reward or retribution, whether for good or evil.
وزنيج، كزبير: لقب أبي غسان محمد بن عمر والمحدث
And Zunaij, like Zubayr, is the nickname of Abu Ghassan Muhammad bin Umar, the traditionist.
وزنجويه: جد أبي بكر أحمد بن محمد بن أحمد بن محمد بن زنجويه فقيه فاضل، من زنجان
And Zanjuyah is the grandfather of Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Zanjuyah, a learned jurist from Zanjan.
وتزنج علي فلان: تطاول
And so-and-so became tall (tazanja) towards me: he grew tall.