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خجستن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific geographical location and a person associated with it. The primary focus is on a village and a historical figure who gained prominence in a particular region.

Derived headwords

خجستانname
  1. 1.
    village namemodern

    A village located in the mountains of Herat.

الخجستانيname
  1. 1.
    person from Khajistanmodern

    A nisba (adjective of relation) indicating someone from the village of Khajistan.

Parallel reading

خجستان، بضم فكسر: قرية بجبال هراة
Khajistan, with a dammah and a kasrah: a village in the mountains of Herat.
منها: أحمد بن عبد الله الخجستاني المتغلب على خراسان سنة 292.
From it (i.e., from this village): Ahmad bin Abdullah Al-Khajistani, who overcame/conquered Khurasan in the year 292.