س ر خ س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a place name, 'Sarakhs', located in Khorasan. It details various pronunciations and etymological discussions surrounding the name, including its potential Persian or Arabic origins.

Derived headwords

سَرخَسname

1.
Sarakhsclassical
A large place in Khorasan, notable for not having a river. Its pronunciation is debated, with several scholarly opinions on the correct vocalization.

السَّرخَسِيّname

1.
Al-Sarakhsiclassical
A nisba (attribution) indicating someone from Sarakhs. It is used to identify scholars and individuals associated with the city.

Parallel reading

سرخس، بفتح السين والراء، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني وصاحب اللسان

Sarakhs, with fatha on the sin and ra, was neglected by Al-Jauhari, Al-Sagani, and the author of Al-Lisan.

وهو: د، عظيم بخراسان، بلا نهر

And it is: a large place in Khorasan, without a river.

وضبطه شيخنا أيضا كجعفر

And our shaykh also vocalized it like Ja'far.

وقال: حكاها الإسنوي وشراح البخاري

And he said: Al-Isnawi and the commentators of Al-Bukhari narrated it.

ونقل ابن مرزوق عن ابن التلمساني أيضا كسر السين وفتح الراء وكدرهم أيضا

And Ibn Marzuq narrated from Ibn Al-Tilimsani also with kasra on the sin and fatha on the ra, and like 'dirham' also.

وهاتان فيهما نظر

And these two (pronunciations) require consideration.

والذي ذكره المصنف هو المشهور الفصيح

And what the author mentioned is the famous and eloquent (pronunciation).

ثم رأيت الحافظ ضبطه هكذا

Then I saw Al-Hafiz vocalize it thus.

وقال عن ابن الصلاح: إنه هو الأشهر

And he said, quoting Ibn Al-Salah: It is the most famous.

ويدل عليه قول الشاعر: (إلا سرخس فإنها موفورة ... ما دام آل فلان في أكنافها)

And the poet's saying indicates this: (Except for Sarakhs, for it is abundant... as long as the family of so-and-so is within its borders).

ويقال أيضا بإسكان الراء وفتح الخاء، هكذا قيده ابن السمعاني

And it is also said with sukun on the ra and fatha on the kha, thus Ibn Al-Sama'ani recorded it.

وسمعت كثيرا ممن يعتمد يذكرون أنها بفتح الراء فارسية، وبإسكانها معربة

And I heard many reliable people mention that with fatha on the ra it is Persian, and with sukun it is Arabized.

وهذا حسن

And this is good.

وممن انتسب إليها من القدماء محمد بن المهلب السرخسي، شيخ أبي عبد الله الدغولي وآخرون

And among the ancients who were attributed to it is Muhammad ibn Al-Muhallab Al-Sarakhsi, the shaykh of Abu Abdullah Al-Daghuli, and others.