Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet (718 – 786 CE)
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Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi

Summary

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi is a human[1]. He was born in Basra[2]. He was born on January 1, 718[3]. He died in Basra[4]. He died on January 1, 786[5]. He worked as a lexicographer[6], cryptographer[7], writer[8], poet[9], and linguist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,217 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was born in Basra[2].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi died in Basra[4].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was born on January 1, 718[3].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi died on January 1, 786[5].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[12].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi worked as a lexicographer[6].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's professions included cryptographer[7].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's professions included writer[8].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi worked as a poet[9].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi worked as a linguist[10].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's field of work was cryptography[13].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's field of work was philology[14].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's field of work was musicology[15].
  • A notable student of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was An-Nadhar bin Syamil[16].
  • A notable student of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was Ibrahim al-Nazzam[17].
  • A notable student of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was Sibawayh[18].
  • A notable student of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was Al-ʾAṣmaʿiyy[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi is Kitāb al-ʻAyn[20].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's religion is recorded as Islam[21].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi is recorded as male[22].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's Commons category is recorded as Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi[24].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's given name is recorded as Khalil[25].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi[26].
  • Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Origins and Family

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's place of birth was Basra[2]. He was born on January 1, 718[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lexicographer[6], cryptographer[7], writer[8], poet[9], and linguist[10]. Fields of work include cryptography[13], an academic discipline[28]; philology[14], an academic discipline[29]; and musicology[15], an academic discipline[30]. Notable students include An-Nadhar bin Syamil[16], an astronomer[31], 0740–0818[32], of Abbasid Caliphate[33]; Ibrahim al-Nazzam[17], a theologian[34], 0775–0845[35], of Abbasid Caliphate[36], specialised in philosophy[37]; Sibawayh[18], a linguist[38], 0760–0797[39], specialised in grammar[40]; and Al-ʾAṣmaʿiyy[19], a philologist[41], 0740–0831[42], specialised in poetry[43].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi is Kitāb al-ʻAyn[20].

Personal Life

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi's religion is recorded as Islam[21].

Death and Burial

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi died on January 1, 786[5]. He died in Basra[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,217 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to him include Kitāb al-ʻAyn[46], a written work[47].

FAQs

Where was Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi born?

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was born in Basra[2].

Where did Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi die?

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi died in Basra[4].

What did Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi do for work?

Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi worked as lexicographer[6], cryptographer[7], writer[8], poet[9], and linguist[10].

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  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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