Kitāb al-Wuḥūsh
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Kitāb al-Wuḥūsh is a classical Arabic work traditionally attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi that focuses on the description and vocabulary of wild animals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic philological work
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bestiary ⓘ lexicographical treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to document vocabulary related to wild animals
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to preserve Bedouin linguistic usage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basran philological school
NERFINISHED
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early Abbasid era scholarship ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | traditionally attributed ⓘ |
| contains |
examples from poetry
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lexical glosses ⓘ rare animal terms ⓘ synonyms for animal names ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Abbasid-era Baghdad intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| discipline |
Arabic lexicography
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Arabic linguistics ⓘ |
| field |
lexicography
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philology ⓘ zoology in classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| focus |
description of wild animals
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specialized terminology for animals ⓘ |
| genre |
adab literature
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scientific-literary prose ⓘ |
| influence |
later Arabic lexicographical works
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later Arabic zoological writings ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose descriptions ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal vocabulary
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wild animals ⓘ |
| period | classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kitāb al-Ibil
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Kitāb al-Khayl NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitāb al-Shaʾr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyRelevance |
evidence for Bedouin ecological knowledge
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source for classical Arabic animal terminology ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Arabic philology
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history of Arabic science ⓘ |
| titleInArabic | كتاب الوحوش NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Qurayb al-Asmaʿī
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al-Asmaʿi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAnimalsDescribed |
desert fauna
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predatory animals ⓘ wild ungulates ⓘ |
| usesSourcesFrom |
Bedouin oral tradition
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early Islamic poetry ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
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