Sibawayh
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Sibawayh was an 8th-century Persian scholar whose foundational treatise on Arabic grammar, al-Kitāb, established the systematic study and rules of Classical Arabic.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grammarian
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linguist → person → scholar → |
| associatedWith |
Basran school
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| birthPlace |
Persia
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| century |
8th century
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| classification |
Basran grammarian
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| contributedTo |
codification of Arabic grammatical rules
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systematic study of Classical Arabic → |
| culturalBackground |
Persian in Arab-Islamic milieu
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| diedInCentury |
8th century
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| educatedIn |
Basra
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| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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| ethnicity |
Persian
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| fieldOfWork |
Arabic grammar
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linguistics → |
| fullName |
ʿAmr ibn ʿUthmān ibn Qanbar
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| hasGenre |
grammar treatise
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| hasLegacy |
basis for later Arabic grammatical works
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standard reference for Classical Arabic grammar → |
| influenced |
Arabic grammatical tradition
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Basran school of grammar → |
| influencedBy |
Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
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| knownFor |
foundational treatise on Arabic grammar
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systematic description of Classical Arabic → |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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| languageOfWriting |
Arabic
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| mainSubjectOfWork |
Classical Arabic
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| nameInArabic |
سيبويه
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| notableWork |
al-Kitāb
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| notableWorkInArabic |
الكتاب
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| occupation |
philologist
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teacher → |
| regionOfActivity |
Basra
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Iraq → |
| religion |
Islam
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| studied |
Arabic poetry
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Quranic Arabic → |
| studiedUnder |
Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
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| usedSources |
Bedouin speech
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Quran → pre-Islamic poetry → |
| wroteAbout |
Arabic case endings
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Arabic inflection → morphology → phonology → syntax → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Classical Arabic
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hasInfluentialGrammarian |
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Basra school of grammar
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hasNotableMember |