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نيج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to specific tribal lineages and geographical origins, particularly within the context of Moroccan history and scholarship.

Derived headwords

نِيْجَةname
  1. 1.
    Tribe/Clan Nameclassical

    A specific lineage or clan belonging to the Arab tribes of Morocco.

النِّيْجِيّname
  1. 1.
    Attribution to Nijaclassical

    An adjective or nisba indicating an affiliation with the Nija tribe or lineage.

Parallel reading

نيجة، بالكسر: بطن من أوربة من قبائل المغرب.
Nija, with a kasra: a clan from Awriba among the tribes of the Maghreb.
استدركه شيخنا، وذكر منهم الشيخ فلانا النيجي إمام المغرب، أحد شيوخ الإمام ابن غازي.
Our Sheikh supplemented it, and mentioned among them Sheikh so-and-so Al-Niji, the Imam of the Maghreb, one of the scholars of Imam Ibn Ghazi.