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د ن ق ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be primarily related to a specific geographical location and its inhabitants. It denotes a city and its associated people, with potential implications for governance or origin.

Derived headwords

دُنْقُلَةname
  1. 1.
    City in Sudanclassical

    A city located in the western part of the Red Sea, in Yemen, which is currently the seat of the Sultan of Nubia.

الدنقليname
  1. 1.
    Person from Dunqulahboth

    A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating someone who is from or associated with the city of Dunqulah.

Parallel reading

دنقلة، بالضم: إحدى مدائن الزنج، غربي بحر، اليمن، وهي مقر سلطان النوبة، الآن
Dunqulah, with a dammah: one of the cities of the Zanj, west of the sea, Yemen, and it is the seat of the Sultan of Nubia, now.
ومنها أحمد بن أبي بكر بن إسماعيل الدنقلي
And from it (i.e., from Dunqulah or of Dunqulah origin) is Ahmad bin Abi Bakr bin Ismail al-Dunquli.
ولي قضاء المحالب
He held the judgeship of al-Mahalib.
وسكن بالمملاح
And he resided in al-Mamlāḥ.