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ʿAmr ibn ʿUṯmān Sībawayh, died 796?


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Language

Arabic  —  Persian, Middle (Pahlavi), ca. 300 BC‒800 AD

Gender

Male

Place of birth

Al-Baydāʾ, Šīrāz ?

Place of birth

البيضاء

Place of birth

Al-Baydāʾ, Šīrāz ?

Date of death

  • 0796-0797 probable date Gregorian

    180 probable date Hegirian

Place of death

Fārs

Place of death

بلاد فارس

Place of death

Fārs

Profession

Grammairien

Profession

لغوي  —  نحوي

Profession

Grammarian

Activity

Grammaire  —  Philologie

Activity

علم النحو  —  علوم العربية

Activity

Grammar  —  Philology

Residence

Al-Baydāʾ, Šīrāz ?  —  Baṣra  —  Fārs

Residence

البصرة  —  البيضاء  —  بغداد  —  بلاد فارس

Residence

Al-Baydāʾ, Šīrāz ?  —  Baṣra  —  Fārs

Other designation

إمام النحو  —  حجة العرب

Biography

  • Grammairien arabe d'origine persane.- Pionnier de la grammaire arabe.- Auteur d'un unique ouvrage : al-Kitāb.- Il y propose une description générale et systématique de la langue arabe.- Le Kitāb est reconnu comme le texte fondateur de la science grammaticale arabe.- Les connaissances sur Sībawayh lui-même sont incertaines.- Aurait étudié un temps le fiqh à Baṣra.- Cette relation initiale au droit serait importante pour comprendre l'histoire primitive de la grammaire.- Aurait trouvé des inspirations dans le raisonnement juridique pour la grammaire du Kitāb.

Biography

  • Arabic grammarian of Persian origin.- Pioneer of Arab grammar.- Author of only one book: al-Kitāb, in which he put forward a general and systematic description of the Arabic language.- The Kitāb is recognised as the founding text of Arabic grammatical science.- Knowledge on Sībawayh himself are few and uncertain.- He may have studied fiqh for a while in Baṣra.- This initial relationship with jurisprudence may be important for an understanding of the early history the grammatical tradition.- He is said to have found inspirations in legal reasoning.

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Created at 19-01-2003 by migration (IDEO)

Updated at 26-05-2023 by Jean Druel (IDEO)


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