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ص ف ق س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the place name Sfax (الصفاقس) in Tunisia, its geographical features, and its inhabitants. It also mentions individuals from Sfax, highlighting their lineage and scholarly connections.

Derived headwords

الصفاقسname
  1. 1.
    Sfaxboth

    A major city in Tunisia, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is known for its inhabitants drawing water from wells.

الصفاقسيname
  1. 1.
    from Sfaxboth

    An adjective or surname indicating origin from the city of Sfax. It is used to identify individuals associated with the city.

Parallel reading

صفاقس، بفتح الصاد، وقد يكتب بالسين أيضا، وضم القاف قد أهمله الجماعة، وهو: د، بأفريقية على ساحل البحر، شربهم من الآبار
Sfax, with a fatha on the sad, and sometimes written with a sin, and a damma on the qaf which the majority have neglected, is a city in Ifriqiya on the coast of the sea, their drinking water is from wells.
ومنه أبو البركات محمد بن محمد بن حسين ابن عبد السلام بن عتيق الصفاقسي الإسكندري، عن شيوخ الذهبي، ولد سنة
And among them is Abu al-Barakat Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn ibn Abd al-Salam ibn Atiq al-Sifaqsi al-Iskandari, who narrated from the scholars of al-Dhahabi, born in the year...
وأخوه أبو محمد يحيى، وقد حدثا عن جدهما، عن السلفي
And his brother Abu Muhammad Yahya, and they both narrated from their grandfather, from al-Salafi.