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مينج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This entry discusses place names, specifically two locations in the Levant and Azerbaijan, and the nisba (adjective of relation) derived from them. It focuses on individuals associated with these places, particularly scholars and judges.

Derived headwords

مِيَانَجname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name mentioned by Yaqut, described as foreign (a'jami) and of unknown meaning. It is identified as a location in the Levant.

المِيَانَجِيّname
  1. 1.
    Nisba (relation to a place)both

    A nisba indicating relation to the place called Miyanaj, used as a surname or identifier for people from that location.

مِيَانَةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place name in Azerbaijan, from which the nisba 'al-Mayanaji' is also derived.

المِيَانَجِيّname
  1. 1.
    Nisba (relation to a place)both

    A nisba indicating relation to the place called Mayana in Azerbaijan, used as a surname or identifier for people from that location.

Parallel reading

واستدرك عليه: {ميانج، بالفتح في حروفه كلها: قال ياقوت في (المعجم) : أعجمي لا أعرف معناه.
And it was corrected about it: {Miyanaj, with the fathah on all its letters: Yaqut said in (Al-Mu'jam): It is foreign (a'jami) and I do not know its meaning.
هو موضع بالشام، وليست أعرف في أي موضع هو منه.
It is a place in the Levant, and I am not more knowledgeable about which specific location it is.
ينسب إليه أبو بكر يوسف بن القاسم بن يوسف الميانجي، سمع محمد بن عبد الله السمرقندي
Abu Bakr Yusuf bin Al-Qasim bin Yusuf Al-Mayanaji is attributed to it; he heard from Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Samarqandi.
بالميانج، وولي القضاء بدمشق، وتوفي سنة 375؛
In Al-Miyanaj, and he held the position of judge in Damascus, and he died in the year 375 AH;
وأبو مسعود صالح بن أحمد بن القاسم الميانجي، وأبو عبد الله أحمد بن طاهر بن المنجم الميانجي، كل هاذا عن ابن طاهر.
And Abu Mas'ud Salih bin Ahmad bin Al-Qasim Al-Mayanaji, and Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Tahir bin Al-Munajjim Al-Mayanaji; all of this is from Ibn Tahir.
وقد ينسب إلى ميانه: ميانجي، وهو بلد بأذربيجان،
And it may be attributed to Mayana: Mayanaji, which is a town in Azerbaijan,
منها القاضي أبو الحسين علي بن الحسن الميانجي، قاضي همذان،
From it is the judge Abu Al-Husayn Ali bin Al-Hasan Al-Mayanaji, the judge of Hamadan,
وولده أبو بكر محمد، وحفيده عين القضاة عبد الله بن محمد؛
And his son Abu Bakr Muhammad, and his grandson 'Ayn al-Qudat Abdullah bin Muhammad;
وكلهم فضلاء بلغاء.
And all of them were virtuous and eloquent.