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مرستن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses the term 'Maristan', a hospital or infirmary for the sick. It details its etymology, pronunciation variations, and historical establishment by notable rulers in Syria and Egypt.

Derived headwords

المارستانnoun
  1. 1.
    Hospitalboth

    A place for the sick, an infirmary. It is a loanword.

بيت المرضىnoun
  1. 1.
    House of the sickclassical

    An alternative description for a hospital or place where the sick are housed.

السلطانname
  1. 1.
    The Sultanboth

    A title referring to a ruler, specifically mentioned here as Nur al-Din al-Shahid who built a hospital in Syria.

نور الدين الشهيدname
  1. 1.
    Nur al-Din al-Shahidboth

    A historical ruler, Nur al-Din al-Shahid, credited with building the first hospital in Syria.

الملك الناصر محمد بن قلاوونname
  1. 1.
    Al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawunboth

    A historical ruler, Al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, credited with building a hospital in Egypt.

تغمدهما الله تعالى بالرحمة والرضوانother
  1. 1.
    May God have mercy on themclassical

    A supplication for God's mercy and contentment upon the mentioned rulers.

Parallel reading

المارستان، بكسر الراء، كما هو بخط الإمام النووي، رحمه الله تعالى
Al-Maristan, with a kasra on the ra, as it is in the handwriting of Imam al-Nawawi, may God have mercy on him.
وقال ابن السكيت: الصواب فتحها
And Ibn al-Sikkit said: The correct pronunciation is with a fatha on it.
بيت المرضى
House of the sick
معرب
loanword
وقد نسب إليه أبو العباس عبد الله بن أحمد بن إبراهيم بن مالك بن سعد الضرير البغدادي من شيوخ الدارقطني
And Abu al-Abbas Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Ibrahim bin Malik bin Saad al-Darir al-Baghdadi, one of the teachers of al-Daraqutni, attributed it to him.
وأول من بناه بالشام السلطان، نور الدين الشهيد
And the first to build it in Syria was the Sultan, Nur al-Din al-Shahid.
وبمصر الملك الناصر محمد بن قلاوون
And in Egypt, it was Al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun.
تغمدهما الله تعالى بالرحمة والرضوان
May God Almighty encompass them with mercy and contentment.
ومما يستدرك عليه
And from what is to be added to it