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ترمذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the place name 'Tirmidh', a large and expansive city in Khurasan. It details various pronunciations and etymological discussions surrounding the name, including its geographical location and prominent figures associated with it.

Derived headwords

تَرْمِذname
  1. 1.
    Tirmidh cityboth

    A large and expansive city located in Khurasan, situated on the banks of the Jihun River.

تَرْمِذِيّname
  1. 1.
    from Tirmidhboth

    An adjective or noun referring to someone or something originating from the city of Tirmidh.

المُحَدِّثname
  1. 1.
    the hadith scholarclassical

    A title given to a scholar who specializes in hadith, particularly one who has compiled significant works.

الجامِعname
  1. 1.
    The Compendiumclassical

    Refers to a specific collection of hadith, likely a well-known and comprehensive work.

Parallel reading

ترمذ كإثمد
Tirmidh is like Ithmid.
التمثيل بزبرج، لأن التاء أصلية
The analogy is with Zubruj, because the 'Ta' is original.
وإنما يعبر بالقرية عن صغار البلاد
And indeed, a village is used to refer to small settlements.
وترمذ مدينة عظيمة واسعة بخراسان
And Tirmidh is a great and expansive city in Khurasan.
ببلخ، على طرف جيحون
In Balkh, on the edge of the Jihun.
وأهل المعرفة يضمون التاء والميم
And the knowledgeable people pronounce the 'Ta' and the 'Mim' with dammah.
والمتداول على لسان أهلها فتح التاء وكسر الميم
And what is commonly used on the tongue of its people is fathah on the 'Ta' and kasrah on the 'Mim'.
وبعضهم يفتح التاء وبعضهم يضمها، وبعضهم يكسرها
And some of them pronounce the 'Ta' with fathah, some with dammah, and some with kasrah.
لو قال: مثلث الأول والثالث لكان أخصر
If he had said: 'with the first and third vowelized', it would have been more concise.
وفيها لغة رابعة، فتح الأول وكسر الثالث
And there is a fourth pronunciation for it, fathah on the first and kasrah on the third.
وخامسة فتح الأول وضم الثالث
And a fifth, fathah on the first and dammah on the third.
منها الإمام أبو عيسى محمد بن عيسى بن سورة بن موسى بن الضحاك السلمي الضرير الحافظ، صاحب كتاب الجامع
Among them is Imam Abu Isa Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Surah ibn Musa ibn al-Dahhak al-Sulami al-Darir al-Hafiz, the author of the book Al-Jami'.