Kitab al-ʿAyn
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Kitab al-ʿAyn is the earliest known Arabic dictionary, systematically organizing the language’s roots and serving as a foundational work in Arabic lexicography.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic dictionary
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lexicographical work ⓘ medieval Arabic book ⓘ |
| associatedScholar | al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Basran school of grammar ⓘ |
| author | al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationBy | later Arabic philologists ⓘ |
| classification | classical Arabic reference work ⓘ |
| compilationStartCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| field |
Arabic linguistics
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lexicography ⓘ |
| genre |
dictionary
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philological work ⓘ |
| impact |
served as model for subsequent Arabic dictionaries
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standardized root-based lexicographical method ⓘ |
| importanceIn |
history of Arabic lexicography
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study of classical Arabic ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Arabic lexicographical tradition
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later Arabic dictionaries ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| methodology |
root-based analysis of vocabulary
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systematic classification of Arabic roots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arabic letter ʿAyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | earliest known Arabic dictionary ⓘ |
| orderingPrinciple | based on articulation points of Arabic letters ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved in later manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryContent |
definitions of Arabic words
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explanations of root meanings ⓘ lexical entries of Arabic roots ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Arabic root-and-pattern morphology ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lisan al-ʿArab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tahdhib al-Lugha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDiscipline | ʿIlm al-lugha (science of language) ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| structure |
organized by consonantal roots
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phonetic arrangement of letters ⓘ |
| subject | Arabic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Book of the Letter ʿAyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interpreting classical Arabic texts
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understanding early Arabic usage ⓘ |
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