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تتر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the Tatars, a people from the far East, bordering China and the Turks. They are described as being a significant distance from the Islamic lands of Transoxiana and are referenced in prophetic sayings.

Derived headwords

التترname
  1. 1.
    Tatarsclassical

    A specific group of people originating from the far East, located in the mountains of Toghmaj near the borders of China. They are neighbors to the Turks and are situated a considerable distance from the Islamic lands beyond the river.

مجانnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldsclassical

    A type of shield, specifically one made of hammered leather.

المطرقةadjective
  1. 1.
    hammeredclassical

    Describes something that has been worked or shaped by hammering, often referring to metalwork or leather.

Parallel reading

التتر، محركة
The Tatars, pronounced with short vowels.
هم (جيل) بأقاصي بلاد المشرق، في جبال طغماج من حدود الصين
They are a people from the far East, in the mountains of Toghmaj on the borders of China.
يتاخمون الترك
They border the Turks.
وبينهم وبين بلاد الإسلام، التي هي ما وراء النهر ما يزيد على مسيرة ستة أشهر
And between them and the lands of Islam, which is Transoxiana, is more than a six-month journey.
وهم الذين عناهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بقوله : كأن وجوههم المجان المطرقة
And they are the ones whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, referred to in his saying: 'As if their faces were hammered shields.'