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م ز د ك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root is primarily associated with the name of a historical figure and his followers, whose movement involved the redistribution of wealth and women. It also relates to the concept of abundance or increase, though this is less prominent in the provided text.

Derived headwords

مَزْدَكname
  1. 1.
    Mazdakclassical

    The name of a historical figure, a religious and social reformer who lived during the reign of Qubadh I, father of Khosrow I Anushirvan.

المَزْدَكِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Mazdakitesclassical

    The followers of Mazdak, who adhered to his teachings and movement.

Parallel reading

مزدك، كجعفر، وهو اسم رجل خرج في أيام قباذ والد كسرى فأباح الأموال والنساء، وعظم أمره، وكثر أتباعه
Mazdak, like Ja'far, is the name of a man who emerged during the days of Qubadh, the father of Khosrow, and permitted wealth and women, and his affair became great, and his followers increased.
فلما هلك قباذ قتله كسرى مع جملة من أصحابه
And when Qubadh died, Khosrow killed him along with a group of his companions.
وبقي منهم جماعة يقال لهم: المزدكية
And a group remained from them who were called: the Mazdakites.