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Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses the origin of the word 'Turkmen' and its etymology. It explains how the name was derived from the concept of 'leaving' or 'abandoning' faith, leading to the formation of the term.

Derived headwords

التُّرْكُمَانname

1.
Turkmenboth
A specific group of Turkic people, named based on a historical event.

تُرْكname

1.
Turkboth
A member of the Turkic peoples.

تَرَكverb

1.
to leaveboth
To depart from a place, person, or thing; to abandon or forsake.

إِيمَانnoun

1.
faithboth
Belief and trust in someone or something; specifically, religious belief.

تَرَاكِمَةnoun

1.
Turkmen (plural)classical
The plural form for the Turkmen people.

Parallel reading

وأما التركمان، بالضم

As for the Turkmen, with the dammah

وقد أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

And Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.

فجيل من الترك سموا به؛ لأنهم آمن منهم مائتا ألف في شهر واحد

It is a group of Turks who were named thus; because two hundred thousand of them were granted safety in one month.

فقالوا: ترك إيمان

So they said: 'They left faith'.

ثم خفف بحذف الألف والياء

Then it was lightened by omitting the alif and the yaa.

فقيل تركمان

And so they were called Turkmen.

والجمع تراكمة

And the plural is Tarakimah.

وبدمشق الشام حارة كبيرة نسبت إليهم

And in Damascus of Syria, there is a large quarter attributed to them.

ومما يستدرك عليه

And among what is to be added to it.