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ش ن ي ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses a specific geographical location, a great river in Al-Andalus. It includes a comparison of this river to the Nile of Egypt, highlighting a linguistic anecdote about its name.

Derived headwords

شِنّيلname
  1. 1.
    A great river in Al-Andalusclassical

    The name of a significant river located in the region of Al-Andalus, mentioned by Al-Maqqari in his work 'Nafh al-Tib'.

نيلname
  1. 1.
    The Nile Riverboth

    Refers to the famous Nile River in Egypt, used here as a point of comparison for the river Shinnil.

Parallel reading

نهر عظيم بالأندلس
A great river in Al-Andalus.
ذكره المقري في نفح الطيب
Al-Maqqari mentioned it in 'Nafh al-Tib'.
قال فيه بعض المغاربة يفضله على نيل مصر
Some of the Maghrebis said about it, preferring it over the Nile of Egypt,
شنيل ألف نيل
Shinnil is a thousand Niles.
والشين عندهم بألف
And the 'shin' (ش) for them is equivalent to a thousand (ألف).