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صبه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry is primarily concerned with the proper noun Isfahan. It discusses its potential etymology, suggesting it might be an Arabized Persian word. The entry notes that the word was previously mentioned in relation to another root.

Derived headwords

أَصْبَهَانname
  1. 1.
    Isfahanboth

    A major city in Iran, historically significant and a former capital.

اسباهother
  1. 1.
    Persian originclassical

    A proposed Persian origin for the name Isfahan, before it was Arabized.

Parallel reading

أصبهان ، بالكسر: أهمله الجوهري والجماعة.
Isfahan, with a kasra: Al-Jawhari and the group omitted it.
وقد تقدم ذكره مفصلا (في (أص ص) ،)
And its mention has preceded in detail (in (as ṣ ṣ),)
وإنما ذكره هنا لأن بعضهم قال إن أصله اسباه ثم عرب بالصاد وحذفت الألف.
And it was only mentioned here because some said its origin is 'Isbah' then it was Arabized with the sad and the alif was deleted.