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مزغن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root entry pertains to the name of a prominent Berber tribe, Banu Mazghana, from which the famous city of Algiers in Morocco derives its name. The entry references its mention by a scholar in relation to islands.

Derived headwords

مَزْغَنَايname
  1. 1.
    Banu Mazghanaclassical

    A tribe to which the famous city of Algiers in Morocco is attributed. The author, may God have mercy on him, mentioned it in relation to islands.

Parallel reading

بنو مزغناي، بفتح فسكون وتشديد النون: قبيلة إليهم تنسب الجزائر المدينة المشهورة في المغرب
Banu Mazghana, with a fath on the first letter, sukun on the second, and shadda on the third letter (of the name): a tribe to which Algiers, the famous city in the Maghreb, is attributed.
وقد ذكره المصنف، رحمه الله تعالى في جزر استطرارا
And the author, may God have mercy on him, mentioned it in passing in relation to islands.