Ibn Manẓūr (711/1311): the Lisān al-ʿArab or the genius of compilation

Jean Druel

Doctor in Arabic linguistics

icon-calendar March 17, 2015

20150317_Seminaire_Jean_DruelAs the classical corpus of the Arabic language was practically closed by the 4th/10th century, the post-Arab lexicographers were then able to practice their art with the exhaustive compilation of the language’s words.