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قلن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses place names and a significant historical figure, a renowned Qur'anic reciter. It also touches upon the etymology of a specific term used as a compliment.

Derived headwords

قَلَنَة، مُحَرَّكة مُشَدَّدة النونnoun
  1. 1.
    Place in Andalusiaclassical

    A place name located in Andalusia.

قُلُونِيَة، بِضَمِّ اللَّامnoun
  1. 1.
    Place in Rumclassical

    A place name located in Rum (likely referring to the Byzantine Empire or Anatolia).

قَالُونname
  1. 1.
    Title of a reciterclassical

    A title given to Abu Musa Isa ibn Mina al-Madani, a famous Qur'anic reciter and narrator of Nafi' ibn Abi Nu'aym.

  2. 2.
    Good, righteousclassical

    A word of Roman origin meaning 'good' or 'righteous', used as a compliment.

قُلَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Village in Egyptclassical

    A village located in Egypt, mentioned as being previously noted under the root 'قلل'.

Parallel reading

وهو: (د بالأندلس.
It is a place in Andalusia.
(وقلونية، بضم اللام: د بالروم.
And Qaluniyyah, with a damma on the lam, is a place in Rum.
وهي كلمة (رومية معناها الجيد
It is a Roman word meaning 'good'.
فقال: قالون، أي أصبت.
So he said: 'Qalun', meaning 'you have hit the mark' or 'you are correct'.
فقال: أنت قالون، أي رجل صالح،
So she said to him: 'You are Qalun', meaning 'a righteous man'.
قال: فكانت تقول له: أنت قالون، أي رجل صالح،
He said: 'And she used to say to him: You are Qalun, meaning a righteous man'.
قال ابن عمر: قد كنت أحسبني قالون فانطلقتفاليوم أعلم أني غير قالون
Ibn Umar said: 'I used to think I was Qalun, but today I know that I am not Qalun'.
قلين، بفتح فكسر لام مشددة: قرية بمصر؛ وقد ذكرناها في قلل.
Qulayyin, with a fatha and a kasra on a shaddah on the lam: a village in Egypt; and we have mentioned it under 'qalal'.