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ءح ظ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to guarding, protecting, or observing, though its primary usage in this entry is as a proper noun referring to a place and a tribal ancestor.

Derived headwords

أَحَاظَةname
  1. 1.
    Name of a manclassical

    A proper name of a man, identified as Ibn Sa'd ibn 'Awf ibn 'Adiyy ibn Zayd ibn Sahl ibn 'Amr ibn Qays ibn Mu'awiyah ibn Jashm ibn 'Abd Shams.

  2. 2.
    Tribal ancestorclassical

    The ancestor of a tribe from Himyar, to whom a region in Yemen is attributed.

  3. 3.
    Place in Yemenclassical

    A place in Yemen, also referred to as 'Wihazah' by modern speakers.

أَحَاظَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of birdclassical

    A name for a type of bird, possibly referring to a quail.

وحاظةname
  1. 1.
    Place in Yemen (modern pronunciation)modern

    The modern pronunciation of the place name 'Ahaazhah' in Yemen, with the addition of a 'waw'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال الصاغاني: هو اسم رجل
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Al-Saghani said: it is the name of a man.
هو ابن سعد بن عوف بن عدي بن زيد بن سهل بن عمر وبن قيس بن معاوية بن جشم بن عبد شمس
He is the son of Sa'd ibn 'Awf ibn 'Adiyy ibn Zayd ibn Sahl ibn 'Amr ibn Qays ibn Mu'awiyah ibn Jashm ibn 'Abd Shams.
وإليه ينسب مخلاف أحاظة باليمن
And the region of Ahaazhah in Yemen is attributed to him.
أحاظة: بد باليمن
Ahaazhah: a place in Yemen.
والمحدثون يقولون: وحاظة، بالواو وقد تبعهم المصنف هناك أيضا
And the modern speakers say: Wihazhah, with a waw, and the author also followed them there.
وكذلك ذكره ياقوت في معجمه، كما سيأتي، فيكون كإشاح ووشاح
And similarly, Yaqut mentioned it in his dictionary, as will be mentioned later, so it would be like 'ishah and 'wishah.
فعبت غشاشا ثم مرت كأنها ... مع الفجر ركب من أحاظة مجفل
So I made it drink greedily, then it passed as if it were... with the dawn, a fleeing troop from Ahaazhah.