س م ه ط

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a place name, Samhut, located in Egypt. It details its geographical position relative to the Nile and discusses variations in its pronunciation and spelling. The entry also mentions prominent individuals associated with this place.

Derived headwords

سَمْهُوطname

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Place nameboth
A large town located west of the Nile in Egypt.

سَهْطother

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Root componentclassical
A component of a root, possibly related to the place name if the 'h' is considered extra.

سَمْهُوطِيّname

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Attribution to Samhutboth
A nisba (adjective) indicating origin or association with the town of Samhut.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجماعة

It was neglected by the group.

ة، كبيرة غربي نيل مصر على الشط

A large town, west of the Nile of Egypt, on the bank.

فإن كانت الهاء زائدة لعوز تركيب سهط فهذا موضعه

If the 'h' is extra due to the structure of 'saht', then this is its place.

وقد يغتفر في أسماء البلدان ما لا يغتفر في غيرها

And what is not permissible in other contexts may be overlooked in place names.

بل إنها بعيدة من الشط

Rather, it is far from the bank.

ثم إن المشهور في هذه القرية أنها بفتح السين وبالدال في آخرها

Then, what is famous about this village is that it has a 'fatha' on the 'seen' and ends with a 'dal'.

وهكذا نقله صاحب المراصد

And thus it was transmitted by the author of Al-Marasid.

وذكر فيه أنه يقال بالطاء بدل الدال

And it was mentioned therein that it is said with a 'taa' instead of a 'dal'.

وقد نسب إليها الإمام شهاب الدين أقضى القضاة أحمد بن علي بن عيسى ابن محمد جلال الدين أبو العلياء الحسني السمهوطي

And Imam Shihab al-Din, the Chief Justice Ahmad bin Ali bin Isa bin Muhammad Jalal al-Din Abu al-Ulya al-Hasani al-Samhuti, was attributed to it.

وولده جمال الدين أبو المحاسن أقضى القضاة عبد الله بن أحمد

And his son Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin, the Chief Justice Abdullah bin Ahmad.

وقدم إلى مصر

And he came to Egypt.

ولازم دروس القاياتي

And he attended the lessons of Al-Qayyati.

وأذن له

And he was granted permission.

وولده الإمام نور الدين أبو الحسن علي بن عبد الله نزيل المدينة المشرفة ومؤرخها

And his son Imam Nur al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Abdullah, resident of the Honored City and its historian.