Lisān al-ʿArab
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Lisān al-ʿArab is a monumental 13th-century Arabic dictionary by Ibn Manẓūr, renowned as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works on classical Arabic vocabulary and usage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic dictionary
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lexicographical work ⓘ medieval Arabic book ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Manẓūr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Kitāb al-ʿAyn by al-Khalīl ibn Aḥmad
NERFINISHED
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earlier Arabic dictionaries ⓘ works of Ibn Barrī ⓘ works of Ibn Sīda ⓘ works of al-Jawharī ⓘ |
| compilationMethod | synthesizes material from earlier lexicographers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| describedAs |
monumental Arabic dictionary
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one of the most authoritative works on classical Arabic ⓘ one of the most comprehensive works on classical Arabic ⓘ |
| digitalAvailability | available in digital formats ⓘ |
| field | Arabic lexicography ⓘ |
| focus |
Arabic usage
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classical Arabic vocabulary ⓘ |
| genre | dictionary ⓘ |
| includes |
citations from earlier Arabic literature
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etymological notes ⓘ explanations of word usage ⓘ quotations from poetry ⓘ quotations from the Qurʾan ⓘ quotations from ḥadīth ⓘ |
| influence |
later Arabic dictionaries
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modern Arabic lexicography ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| orderingPrinciple | arranged by roots ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in numerous manuscript copies ⓘ |
| publication | printed in multiple modern editions ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Arab world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| reputation |
authoritative source on classical Arabic meanings
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standard reference in traditional Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
| scope |
covers a wide range of classical Arabic vocabulary
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includes rare and archaic words ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
lexicographers
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scholars of Arabic ⓘ students of Islamic sciences ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Tongue of the Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
reference for Arabic philology
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reference for Arabic poetry analysis ⓘ reference for Qurʾanic exegesis ⓘ reference for classical Arabic studies ⓘ |
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