Description of works on Arabic studies in Ibn Faris's scientific legacy

  • Doctoral student, Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies
  • Teacher, Academic Lyceum of Uzbekistan State World Languages University

DOI

https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss9/S-pp139-145

Keywords

Ibn Faris , Arabic studies , lexicology , lexicography , "Maqayis al-lugha" , "As-Sahabi fi fiqh al-lugha wa sunan al-Arab fi kalamiha" , "Kitab al-Mujmal fi al-Lugha" , methodology , history of philology

Abstract

This article analyzes the life, scientific legacy, and methodology of the 10th-century Arab linguist Ahmad ibn Faris ibn Zakariya (d. 1004). His renowned works, including "Maqayis al-lug'a" (Book on the Roots of Language), "As-saahibiy fi fiqh al-lug'a wa sunan al-Arab fi kalamiha" (On Language Laws and Arabic Speaking Styles), and "Kitab al-Mujmal fi al-Lug'ah" (Comprehensive Compendium on Language), elucidate Arabic lexicology, word roots, semantic changes, and lexicography methodology. The article examines Ibn Faris's methodological approach, linguistic innovations, and his significant role in advancing Arabic philology.

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Kurbonov, S. and Akhrorova, N. 2025. Description of works on Arabic studies in Ibn Faris’s scientific legacy. Foreign Linguistics and Lingvodidactics. 3, 9/S (Oct. 2025), 139–145. DOI:https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss9/S-pp139-145.