Ibn al-Anbari | |
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أبوبكر محمد بن القاسم بن محمد بن بشّار الأنباري | |
Born | 885 |
Died | 940 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
Nationality | Abbasid |
Occupation(s) | Philologist, Grammarian |
Notable work | Sharh al-Qasai'd al-Saba' al-Tiwal al-Jahiliyyat, Al Ha'at fi Kitab Allah |
Parent | Abu Muhammad al-Anbari |
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Bashār al-Anbārī (Arabic: أبوبكر محمد بن القاسم بن محمد بن بشّار الأنباري) (885–940 AD), also known simply as Ibn al-Anbari (ابن الأنباري), was a well known Arab philologist and grammarian of the Abbasid Caliphate.[1][2]
He was born in Baghdad, where he spent most of his life. According to Hatim Salih al-Damin in his book al-Zāhir fī maʿānī kalimāt al-nās (الظاهر في معاني كلمات الناس), Ibn Al-Anbari received education from many teachers including his father Abu Muhammad al-Anbari(d. 916/917), Abu al-ʽAbbas Thaʽlab (d. 904) and Ibn Duraid (d. 953).[1]
Among his works are the following: