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قنقع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific proper noun, 'Banu Qaynaqa', which refers to a tribe of Jews who resided in Medina. The entry clarifies pronunciation variations and notes its omission by some lexicographers, while referencing its inclusion by others.

Derived headwords

قَيْنَقَاعname
  1. 1.
    Banu Qaynaqaclassical

    A tribe of Jews who were historically located in Medina.

قَنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be contentboth

    To be satisfied or pleased with what one has.

Parallel reading

بنو قنينقاع، بفتح القاف، وتثليث النون ذكر الفتح مستدرك، والمشهور في النون الضم
Banu Qaynaqa, with a fatha on the Qaf, and tripling the Nun; the mention of the fatha is an addition, and the famous pronunciation for the Nun is damma.
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
وقال الصاغاني ذكره ابن عباد في تركيب قنع
Al-Saghani said that Ibn 'Abbad mentioned it in the root entry for Qana'a.
وهم: شعب
And they are: a people.
وفي المحيط والتكملة: حي من اليهود، كانوا بالمدينة، على ساكنها أفضل الصلاة والسلام
And in Al-Muhit and Al-Takmilah: a tribe of Jews, who were in Medina, upon its inhabitant be the best of prayers and peace.
قال الصاغاني فإن كانت الكلمة مستقلة غير مركبة، فهذا موضع ذكرها
Al-Saghani said: If the word is independent and not compound, then this is the place to mention it.
وإن كانت مركبة، كحضر موت، فموضع ذكرها إما تركيب قين وإما تركيب
And if it is compound, like Hadramawt, then its place of mention is either in the root entry for Qayn or in the root entry for...