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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a historical figure known by a kunya derived from the root. It touches upon his lineage and the political context of his uprising. The semantic range of the root itself is not extensively explored beyond its use in naming.

Derived headwords

العُمَيْطِرname

1.
A kunya (patronymic nickname)classical
This is a kunya, specifically referring to Abu al-Umaytir al-Sufyani, a figure who revolted in Damascus during the Abbasid Caliphate.

أبو العميطرname

1.
Kunya of al-Haradhunclassical
This is the kunya of al-Haradhun, and it was also the kunya of the historical figure who revolted in Damascus.

الحرذونname

1.
Al-Haradhunclassical
A name or title, identified as the person known by the kunya Abu al-Umaytir.

Parallel reading

العميطر كسفرجل، هكذا النسخ، وإنما هو أبو العميطر السفياني الخارج بدمشق الشأم في أيام خلافة محمد الأمين العباسي

Al-Umaytir is like quince, thus the copies; rather, he is Abu al-Umaytir al-Sufyani, who revolted in Damascus, Syria, during the caliphate of Muhammad al-Amin al-Abbasid.

وهذا قد أهمله الجوهري

And this [figure] was neglected by al-Jawhari.

ومما يستدرك عليه: أبو العميطر: كنية الحرذون

And among what should be added to it: Abu al-Umaytir is the kunya of al-Haradhun.

وبه كنى هذا الخارج، واسمه علي بن عبد الله بن خالد بن يزيد بن معاوية

And by this [kunya] this rebel was known; his name is Ali bin Abdullah bin Khalid bin Yazid bin Mu'awiyah.

وأمه نفيسة بنت عبد الله بن العباس بن علي بن أبي طالب

And his mother was Nafisa, daughter of Abdullah bin al-Abbas bin Ali bin Abi Talib.

بويع له بالخلافة في دمشق

He was pledged allegiance for the caliphate in Damascus.

وكان يفتخر ويقول: أنا ابن شيخي صفين

And he used to boast and say: 'I am the son of my two masters of the Battle of Siffin.'