قريش

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Various theories exist. One theory cites the Diminutive form of قِرْش (qirš, shark, any large fish that eats smaller fish); the name semantically is parallel to being the top dog, as sharks are apex predators at the top of their food chain. 9th-century scholar Hisham ibn al-Kalbi asserted that the name stemmed from تَقَرُّش (taqarruš, coming together) to denote the various tribes unified under Quraysh.

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Proper noun

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قُرَيْش (qurayšf or m

  1. Quraysh (Arabian tribe or tribal confederacy)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 106:1-3:
      لِإِيلَافِ قُرَيْشٍ إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَاءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ []
      li-ʔīlāfi qurayšin ʔīlāfihim riḥlata š-šitāʔi wa-ṣ-ṣayfi fa-l-yaʕbudū rabba hāḏā l-bayti []
      For the accustomed security of the Quraysh - their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer - Let them worship the Lord of this House []
  2. The 106th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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