ق ب ر س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses Cyprus, its copper, and related geographical and historical references. It also touches upon the quality of copper originating from the island.

Derived headwords

القبرسnoun

1.
Cyprusboth
Refers to the island of Cyprus, a geographical location.
2.
Copper from Cyprusclassical
Specifically denotes high-quality copper originating from the island of Cyprus.

القبرسيadjective

1.
Cypriotboth
An adjective relating to or originating from Cyprus.

قبرسname

1.
Cyprusboth
The name of the island of Cyprus, considered a place and a border outpost.

Parallel reading

هو أجود النحاس

It is the finest copper.

والقبرسي من النحاس: أجوده

And the Cypriot [copper] is its finest.

وأراه منسوبا إلى قبرس هذه، يعني من ثغور الشام.

And I think it is attributed to this Cyprus, meaning one of the border outposts of the Levant.

وقبرس: موضع

And Cyprus: a place.

جزيرة عظيمة للروم

A great island belonging to the Romans.

هو من ثغور الشام

It is one of the border outposts of the Levant.

ثغر من الثغور بساحل بحر الروم

A border outpost among the outposts on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

ينسب إليه الزاج

Alum is attributed to it.

بها توفيت أم حرام بنت ملحان بن خالد بن زيد بن حرام الأنصارية

Umm Haram bint Milhan bin Khalid bin Zayd bin Haram Al-Ansariyah died there.

ولها مقام عظيم بظاهر الجزيرة

And she has a great shrine on the outskirts of the island.

اجتزت بها في البحر عند توجهي إلى بيت المقدس

I passed by it at sea when I was heading to Jerusalem.

وأخبرت أن على مقامها أوقافا هائلة وخدما

And I was informed that there are immense endowments and servants for her shrine.

وينقلون لها كرامات

And they narrate miracles attributed to her.

وقصة شهادتها مذكورة في كتب السير

And the story of her martyrdom is mentioned in the books of biographies.