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كندج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to storage spaces and possibly a proper name. The primary derived term refers to a small storehouse or closet, possibly of foreign origin.

Derived headwords

الكِنْدُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    small storehouseboth

    A small storage space, akin to a closet or pantry. It is noted as being possibly a loanword.

كِنْدُوnoun
  1. 1.
    storehouse (loanword)classical

    The original word from which الكندوج is derived, meaning a storehouse. It is identified as a non-Arabic word.

كِنْدَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    storage in wallsclassical

    A term for storage spaces built into walls and ceilings, described as a later or 'born' (مولدة) usage.

كِنْدَاجname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically the ancestor of a historical figure, Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Al-Muzaffar ibn Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Kindaj.

Parallel reading

الكندوج ، بالفتح: شبه المخزن
Al-Kinduj, with fatha: a type of storehouse.
وهي الخزانة الصغيرة (معرب كندو)
And it is the small closet (a Persianized form of Kando).
وكندجة الباني في الجدران والطيقان مولدة
And Kindajah of the builder in walls and ceilings is a later coinage.
لأن الكاف والجيم لا يجتمعان في كلمة عربية إلا قولهم رجل جكر
Because the Kaf and Jim do not come together in an Arabic word except in their saying 'a jaker man'.
وكنداج، بالكسر: جد أبي عبد الله الحسين بن المظفر بن أحمد بن عبد الله بن كنداج
And Kindaj, with kasra: the grandfather of Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn ibn Al-Muzaffar ibn Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Kindaj.
روى وحدث، توفي سنة 401
He narrated and transmitted hadith, and he died in the year 401.