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Zain-Al Din al-Razi: Mukhtar al-Sihah
(Arabic dictionary) (d1268)

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Taken from: كتاب مختار الصحاح by الرازي، زين الدين  al-maktaba.org

His Mukhtar al-Sihah is an abridgement of Al-Sihah by Al-Jawhari (d. 393 AH).

 

P132

And Rum Walrum country. And the Roman people of the son of Alrum ibn Eisu (1); it is said: Romi and Waromi like Zanji and Wazinji

 

P135

z r fa: (alzarafata)(=giraffe) with the addition of Zai and open diluted Fa Dabh.

 

P137

Zinj: race from the Sudan who are Negroes. (Abu Amr) and Zeng Zing and Walmzenjh and Walzanwj

a page from his manuscript

P155

Support: support a person and supported

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Support for one and support for the community like Zinji and Wazinju

 

P246

And such is a group: from three onwards of various people such as the Romans, the Zinj, the Arabs and more.

(1) Alrum= the Roman; ibn = son of; Eisu = Jesus (Isa is Jesus in Arab).