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Lisan al-Arab

لسان العرب

Author: محمد بن مكرم بن على، أبو الفضل، جمال الدين ابن منظور الأنصاري الرويفعى الإفريقى (المتوفى: 711هـ) (d. 711)

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لِسانُ العَرَبِ هو مُعجَمٌ لُغَوِيٌّ عَرَبِيٌّ من تَصنِيفِ ابنِ مَنْظُورٍ الأنصاري (ت. 711 هـ). قال الزركلي في وصف المعجم أن مؤلفه «جَمَعَ فِيهِ أمَّهات كتب اللغة، فكاد يُغني عنها جميعًا». قال البعلبكي: يُعَد أشهر المعاجم العربية غيرَ مُنازَع، لضخامة مادته، ولاشتماله على مجموعة كبيرة من الشواهد الصحيحة التي استقاها من القرآن الكريم، والحديث النبوي الشريف، ومن أمثال العرب، وأشعارها. وانتهى ابن منظور من تأليفه في سنة 690هـ.

Translation

Lisan al-Arab is an Arabic linguistic dictionary compiled by Ibn Manzur al-Ansari (d. 711 AH). Al-Zirakli said in describing the dictionary that its author “collected in it the most important books of the language, so he almost dispensed with them all.” Al-Baalbaki said: It is considered the most famous Arabic dictionary without dispute, because of the vastness of its material, and because it includes a large group of authentic evidence that it derived from the Holy Qur’an, the noble Prophet’s hadith, and Arab proverbs and poetry. Ibn Manzur finished writing it in the year 690 AH.

Topics covered

Translated by the author
His name
His birth
His status and scientific journey
His writings
His death
Translated by the author, may God have mercy on him
Introduction to the first edition
Author's introduction
Chapter on interpretation of broken letters
Chapter on the titles of letters, their nature and properties
The letter hamza
A
Hamza chapter
The third triangular chapter
Gym class
Separate the neglected H
Separating the lexical kha
Separate the neglected dal
Separating the lexical signifier
Separation of the r
Zay chapter
Neglected Seine chapter
Separation of the lexical shin
The neglected chapter

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