Arabic and Persian Theses: Recent submissions
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A critical edition of Sharḥ al-Jumal li al-Zajjājī by Abū al-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad b. Bābshād b. Mohamed Al-Naḥwī
(University of St Andrews, 1975-12) - ThesisThe present edition of Sharḥ al-Jumal li al-Zajjājī, written by Abū al-Ḥasan Ṭāhir b. Aḥmad b. Bābshād is mainly based on Ẕ MS. No. 1687. This manuscript consists of 312 folios and is divided into two volumes. This thesis ... -
The compilation of pharmacological ideas during the Abbāsid Caliphate : with special reference to a section of 'Al-Hāwī' of Al-Rāzī
(University of St Andrews, 1988-07) - ThesisThis is a study of the transmission of medical ideas of the ancient world into Arabian medicine. It is concerned with pharmacological ideas in particular, with special reference to al-Ḥāwī (Liber Continens) of al-Rāzī ... -
The philological treatment of Qu'rān similes in the works of the philologists, exegetes, literary and rhetorical theorists
(University of St Andrews, 1985-07) - ThesisThis thesis deals mainly with the philological aspects of the similes of the Qur'ān. It also deals with other aspects of Arabic science such as rhetoric, syntax and variant readings of some words in the verses containing ... -
A critical edition of the linguistic dictionary Tahḏīb Al-Khawāṣ Min Durrat Al-Ghawwāṣ a critical edition by Ibn Manẓūr, 711/1311
(University of St Andrews, 1979) - ThesisAfter studying this linguistic dictionary in manuscript: Al-Tahḏīb by Ibn Manẓūr, I realised the importance of studying and editing the manuscript. This research on Tahḏīb and the development of lexical studies and linguistics ... -
The modernisation of Arabic vocabulary : a survey of linguistic and cultural aspects of lexical development
(University of St Andrews, 1991-07) - ThesisSince the nineteenth century, the modernisation of Arabic vocabulary has been subject of a great concern for Arab scholars who are loyal to the language while aware of the need to adapt it to the demands of the modern ...