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Sibawayh

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Persian grammarian from Basra (c.760-796)

AcademicsLived 760 to 797 · aged 37
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Sibawayh, whose full name is Abu Bishr Amr ibn Uthman ibn Qanbar al-Basri, was a Persian leading grammarian of Basra and author of the Third book on Arabic grammar. His famous unnamed work, referred to as Al-Kitāb, or "The Book", is a five-volume seminal discussion of the Arabic language.

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Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 760 to 797 · aged 37
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25 languages

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