زطن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a proper name, specifically a nisba (a surname or epithet indicating origin or affiliation). The entry focuses on identifying individuals with this nisba and discussing the etymology of the name itself.

Derived headwords

الزطنيname

1.
nisbaboth
An epithet or surname indicating affiliation with the Zatan or a place called Zatan.

الزطنيname

1.
Abu al-Hasanclassical
A kunya (patronymic or teknonym) for Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Faraj al-Zuttani al-Makki al-Muhaddith.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجماعة

The group neglected it.

وهو أبو الحسن (عبد اللها بن محمد بن الفرج الزطني المكي المحدث)

And he is Abu al-Hasan (Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Faraj al-Zuttani al-Makki al-Muhaddith).

عن بحر بن نصر الخولاني

From Bahr ibn Nasr al-Khawlani.

وعنه أبو بكر بن المقرىء

And from him [narrated] Abu Bakr ibn al-Muqri'.

سمع عنه بمكة

He heard from him in Mecca.

وابن السقاء

And Ibn al-Saqqa'.

وهكذا ضبطه عنه الحافظ في التبصير تابعا للذهبي

And thus al-Hafiz recorded it from him in al-Tabsir, following al-Dhahabi.

وشدد ابن السمعاني الطاء وجعله اسم قرية

And Ibn al-Sam'ani stressed the ta' and made it the name of a village.