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ز ن ج ل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of strength, weakness, and possibly a specific type of person or place. It includes terms for both robust and frail individuals, and a specific location.

Derived headwords

الزنجيلnoun
  1. 1.
    weaklingclassical

    A person who is weak or frail.

  2. 2.
    strongmanclassical

    A strong and robust individual.

الزنجيnoun
  1. 1.
    Ethiopianclassical

    A person from the land of Zanj, often referring to an Ethiopian or a Black person.

الزنجيليةname
  1. 1.
    madrasaclassical

    A school or educational institution, specifically one located in Damascus and named after someone.

Parallel reading

الزنجيل، بالكسر: الضعيف
Al-zanjīl, with a kasra: the weak one.
هكذا رواه الأموي وابن الأعرابي بالنون
This is how Al-Umayy and Ibn Al-A'rabi narrated it with a 'noon'.
وقال الفراء: هو الزنجي، بالهمز بدل النون
And Al-Farra' said: it is Al-Zanjī, with a hamza instead of a noon.
وقد استطرده المصنف في ز ج ل
And the author has digressed on the root Z-J-L.
والزنجيل أيضا: القوي الضخم
And Al-zanjīl also: the strong and massive one.
كما في اللسان
As in Al-Lisān.
والزنجيلية: مدرسة بدمشق، نسبت إلى.
And Al-Zanjīliyyah: a school in Damascus, attributed to.