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ب ر م ك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a prominent Persian family of viziers who served the Abbasid Caliphate. It also denotes a historical figure, the ancestor of this family, and geographical locations named after them.

Derived headwords

بَرْمَكname
  1. 1.
    Ancestor of the Barmakidsclassical

    The original ancestor of the Barmakid family, who was of Persian origin and possibly of Zoroastrian faith.

البرمكيname
  1. 1.
    The Barmakidclassical

    A surname or nisba referring to members of the Barmakid family, particularly those who held high office as viziers.

البرامكةname
  1. 1.
    The Barmakids (family)classical

    The collective name for the Barmakid family, renowned for their political influence and patronage of arts and sciences.

  2. 2.
    A neighborhood in Baghdadclassical

    A district or quarter in Baghdad, named after the Barmakid family.

البرمكيةname
  1. 1.
    A neighborhood in Baghdadclassical

    Another name for a district in Baghdad, likely named after the Barmakid family.

Parallel reading

برمك كجعفر، أهمله الجماعة
Baramak, like Ja'far, was neglected by the group.
وهو جد يحيى بن خالد البرمكي وهو برمك الأصغر
He is the grandfather of Yahya ibn Khalid al-Barmaki, and he is al-Barmak the Younger.
وكان خالد يكنى أبا العون وأبا العباس
And Khalid was kunya'd Abu al-'Awn and Abu al-'Abbas.
وحدث عن عبد الحميد الكاتب، وعنه ابنه يحيى
And he narrated from Abd al-Hamid al-Katib, and from him his son Yahya.
وهم أي أولاده يسمون البرامكة
And they, meaning his children, are called the Barmakids.
وكان جدهم برمك مجوسيا
And their ancestor Baramak was a Zoroastrian.
وهو الذي قدم إلى الرصافة ومعه ابنه خالد
And he is the one who came to al-Rusafa with his son Khalid.
وكان قد تعلم العلم في جبال كشمير
And he had learned knowledge in the mountains of Kashmir.
وأما برمك الأكبر فهو ابن يشتاسف بن جاماس
As for al-Barmak the Elder, he is the son of Yashtasif ibn Jamas.
وأخبار جعفر والفضل ابني يحيى بن خالد مشهورة مدونة في الكتب
And the news of Ja'far and al-Fadl, the sons of Yahya ibn Khalid, are famous and recorded in books.
يضرب بهم المثل في الجود والكرم
They are cited as examples of generosity and nobility.
البرمكية: محلة ببغداد، وقيل: قرية من قراها
Al-Baramkiyya: a neighborhood in Baghdad, and it was said: a village from its villages.
ويقال لها أيضا: البرامكة، كأنه نسبة إلى آل برمك الوزراء
And it is also called: al-Baramaka, as if it is a نسب (nisba) to the Barmakid family of viziers.
نسب إليها أبو حفص عمر بن أحمد بن إبراهيم البرمكي، كان ثقة صالحا
Abu Hafs Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Barmaki was attributed to it; he was trustworthy and righteous.
وابنه أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن عمر بن أحمد البرمكي الحنبلي
And his son Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Umar ibn Ahmad al-Barmaki al-Hanbali.
وأخوه أبو الحسن علي كان ثقة درس فقه الشافعي على أبي حامد الإسفراييني
And his brother Abu al-Hasan Ali was trustworthy; he studied Shafi'i jurisprudence under Abu Hamid al-Isfara'ini.
وأخوهما أبو العباس أحمد سمع ابن شاهين
And their brother Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad heard from Ibn Shahin.
كان صدوقا مات سنة أربعمائة وأحد وأربعين
He was truthful; he died in the year four hundred and forty-one.
وأحمد بن إبراهيم بن عمر البرمكي محدث جليل
And Ahmad ibn Ibrahim ibn Umar al-Barmaki is a great hadith scholar.