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ميذ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root entry primarily discusses a specific group of people from India, referred to as 'Mīdh'. It details their identity as a seafaring people akin to the Turks who engage in raids against Muslims.

Derived headwords

الميذnoun
  1. 1.
    A people from Indiaclassical

    A specific group of people from India, described as being similar to the Turks in their practice of raiding Muslims at sea.

Parallel reading

الميذ، بالكسر: جيل من الهند بمنزلة الترك يغزون المسلمين في البحر
Al-Mīdh, with a kasra: a generation from India, like the Turks, who raid Muslims at sea.
عن ابن عباد
From Ibn 'Abbad.
في املحيط
In Al-Muḥīṭ.
وفيه نظر
And in it is doubt/consideration.
قال. الصاغاني: لم أعرفهم، ولم أسمع بهم
Al-Ṣāghānī said: I did not know them, nor did I hear of them.
وأوره الأزهري عن الليث ولم ينكر عليه
And Al-Azhari narrated it from Al-Layth and did not deny it.