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فرفن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a place name, specifically a town in Isfahan. It is also associated with individuals from that location, particularly scholars and traditionists.

Derived headwords

فارفا آنname
  1. 1.
    Farfā'ānclassical

    A place name, specifically a town in Isfahan. The text notes a discrepancy in its spelling, with 'Fārfā'ān' (with a long alif) being the written form but 'Farfā'ān' (without the long alif) being considered more correct.

الفارفا آنيname
  1. 1.
    al-Farfā'ānīclassical

    An adjective or nisba indicating origin from Farfā'ān, used as a surname for individuals from that town.

Parallel reading

فارفا آن: هكذا هو بالمد، والصواب بغيره.
Fārfā'ān: This is how it is written with the long alif, but the correct form is without it.
وقد أهمله الجماعة.
And the group (of scholars) neglected it.
وهي (ة بأصبهان، منها: جماعة محدثون منهم: أبو منصور شابور بن محمد بن معمود القاضي، سمع منه ابن السمعاني؛
It is a town in Isfahan, and from it are a group of traditionists, among them: Abu Mansur Shapur bin Muhammad bin Ma'mud al-Qadi, whom Ibn al-Sam'ani heard from;
وأحمد بن عبد الله الفارفا آني وبنته عقيقة مسندة أصبهان.
And Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Farfā'ānī and his daughter 'Aqiqah, a female traditionist from Isfahan.