فنج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of heaviness, difficulty, and potentially foreign or non-Arabic origins. It also includes names of individuals and a specific animal pelt.

Derived headwords

الفِنْجnoun

1.
heavy/difficult peopleclassical
Refers to difficult or troublesome men, according to Ibn al-A'rabi. Its grammatical status (plural, collective noun, etc.) is debated.

فِنْجname

1.
Tabi'i nameclassical
A name of a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad) who narrated from Wahb ibn Munabbih. He is described as a shaykh from Yemen.
2.
Muhaddith nameclassical
A name of a traditionist (muhaddith).

فِنْجnoun

1.
Persian foxclassical
A loanword from Persian (fank), referring to an animal whose pelt is used for fur garments.

ابن فنجويهname

1.
Ibn Funjawaihclassical
A specific muhaddith (traditionist) mentioned in historical works, identified as Al-Hafiz Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Salih ibn Shu'ayb ibn Funjawaih Al-Thaqafi Al-Daynuri.

Parallel reading

الفنج، بضمتين: تلفجج

Al-finj, with two dammahs: difficulty/trouble.

وهم الثقلاء من الرجال؛ عن ابن الأعرابي

And they are the troublesome men; from Ibn al-A'rabi.

وكونه جمعا أو اسم جمع، أو له مفرد أو لا مفرد له، مما يحتاج للبيان

And whether it is a plural, a collective noun, or has a singular or no singular, is something that needs explanation.

وفلج كبقم: تابعي، روى عنه وهب بن منبه شيخ اليمن

And Filj (like Buqam): a Tabi'i, from whom Wahb ibn Munabbih, the shaykh of Yemen, narrated.

واسم محدث

And a name of a muhaddith.

وفنج كجبل: معرب فنك

And 'fanj' (like 'jabal'): a Persian loanword for 'fank'.

وهو دابة يفترى بجلده، أي يلبس منه فراء

It is an animal whose pelt is used, meaning fur is worn from it.

وابن فنجويه أحد المحدثين، مذكور في أول المواهب اللدنية

And Ibn Funjawaih is one of the muhaddithin, mentioned at the beginning of Al-Mawahib Al-Ladunniyyah.

وهو الحافظ أبو عبد الله الحسين بن محمد بن الحسين بن محمد بن عبد الله بن صالح بن شعيب بن فنجويه الثقفي الدينوري

And he is Al-Hafiz Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Salih ibn Shu'ayb ibn Funjawaih Al-Thaqafi Al-Daynuri.

ذكره عبد الغافر الفارسي في تاريخ نيسابور، وأثنى عليه

Abd al-Ghafir al-Farisi mentioned him in the History of Nishapur and praised him.

مات بنيسابور سنة 414

He died in Nishapur in the year 414.