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غندج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific place name in Persia, possibly a desert region. The text discusses its etymology and the type of people associated with it, suggesting it's a place known for producing scholars or warriors.

Derived headwords

غَنْدَجَانname
  1. 1.
    Ghandajanclassical

    A place name in Persia, specifically in a dry desert region. It is noted that only a scholar or an armed person would emerge from this place.

Parallel reading

غندجان، بالفتح في أوله وثالثه
Ghandajan, with a fatha at its beginning and its third letter.
بفارس بمفازة معطشة
in Persia, in a parched desert.
لا يخرج منه إلا أديب أو حامل سلاح
Only a scholar or an armed person would emerge from it.
وإذا سلم ما ادعي فيه من العجمة والتعريف بعدها، فيجوز أن لا يعرف وزنه، وأن موضعه النون فتأمل
And if what is claimed about its foreign origin and the definite article after it is accepted, then its pattern may not be known, and its place is the letter Nun, so ponder.