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al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
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al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (ุงูุฎููู ุจู ุฃุญู ุฏ ุงููุฑุงููุฏู) was an 8th-century Arab philologist, lexicographer, and leading grammarian from Basra, Iraq. He is renowned for creating the first Arabic dictionary, “Kitab al-‘Ayn,
Why is ููุฃูููู a sister of ุฅูููู but ููุฃูููู is not?
The inclusion of ููุฃูููู as one of the sisters of ุฅูููู raises the question of why other combinations like ููุฃูููู or ุจูุฃูููู are not explicitly listed. This discrepancy points to a complex and relatively unexplored matter in Arabic grammar.
20 questions for: Mohammad Wehbe (#17)
Episode #17 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who subtitles Arabic songs on youtube: Mohammad Wehbe.
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad: The father of Arabic lexicography
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (ุงูุฎููู ุจู ุฃุญู
ุฏ ุงููุฑุงููุฏู), a grammarian born in 718 (100 AH) in what is now Oman, wrote the first Arabic dictionary.
Arabic letters without dots: Can you read Arabic skeleton script?
Arabic used to be written without dots in ancient times. At least it did, a long time ago. Could you read such sentences?
