Identification
Ibn Manẓūr, Abū al-Faḍl Ǧamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Mukarram al-Ifrīqī al-Miṣrī al-Anṣārī al-Ḫazraǧī
ابن منظور ابو الفضل جمال الدين محمد بن مكرم الافريقي المصري الانصاري الخزرجي
Ibn Mukarram
ابن مكرم
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Birth
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Death
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The day is given as 10-11.
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Death
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Biographic comments
Egyptian scholar and poet who is known for his extensive dictionary Lisān al-ʻArab. He first worked in dīwān al-inšā' in Cairo but was later appointed qāḍī of Tripoli (West).
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References
Bibliographical references
- Encyclopaedia of Islam II Online: http://dx.doi... on page http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3284
- Encyclopaedia of Islam III Online: http://dx.do... on page http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_30632