The chapter on the letter Zay followed by Fa, from the Dictionary of the Chapters of Treasures, by Mirza Muhammad Ali al-Astarabadi: Study and Verification

M.M. Furqan Mahdi Sahib Al-Fatlawi 532-559

Abstract

    This study focuses on editing a chapter from the lexicon Abwab al-Kunuz by Mirza Muhammad Ali al-Istarabadi, one of the linguistic works that has not received sufficient attention in terms of study and critical editing, despite its scholarly value and its authenticity as part of the Arabic-Islamic heritage. The research reveals a notable linguistic and lexicographical effort in collecting words, explaining them, and clarifying their meanings, making it an important source for studying linguistic and lexicographical development in the later centuries. It also represents a link between the major classical lexicons and later linguistic studies.
    We have sought to produce the text in a scholarly form consistent with modern editing methodologies, relying on a unique manuscript, verifying the text, vocalizing it, and establishing its attribution to its author, in addition to presenting an introductory study on both the author and the work, as well as clarifying the method he followed in composing his book.
Key words:
Abwab al-Kunuz, al-Istarabadi, Lexicon, Critical Edition, Arabic and Islamic Heritage.