کلمه في الاعراب Kalīmah fī al-I'rāb, undated copy (original text of one section composed 14th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
In its present form this work treats analysis of Arabic grammar, and consists of two parts, both incomplete.
The first part, fols. 1-5, is in verse with copious microscopic notes in prose; the second, fols. 5-39, is entirely in prose.
The author of the second treatise is Al-'Allāmah Abū 'Abd-allāh Jamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Yusuf b. Hishām al-Anṣarī (d. 761 A.H., 1359 C.E.).
Dates
- Creation: undated copy (original text of one section composed 14th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Arabic (Script: naskh)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).
Custodial History
Bears the name of the owner, Ṣayyid Aḥmad b. Ṣayyid Aḥmad of the year 1212 A.H. (1797 C.E.).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor's identity unknown.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Cultural context
Repository Details
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