Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ

linguist, philologist and astronomer (761-822)
Person human Q16118116
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Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ

Summary

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ is a human[1]. He was born in Kufa[2]. He was born on January 1, 761[3]. He died on January 1, 822[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], philologist[6], astronomer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kufa[2], Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ…
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ was born on January 1, 761[3].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ died on January 1, 822[4].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[10].
  • Arabic was Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's native language[11].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's professions included linguist[5].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ worked as a philologist[6].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ worked as an astronomer[7].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ worked as a writer[8].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's field of work was Arabic[12].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's field of work was Arabic grammar[13].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's religion is recorded as Islam[14].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ is recorded as male[15].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's given name is recorded as Yahya[17].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's relative is recorded as Muhammad al-Shaybani[18].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ studied under Al-Kisa'i[19].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ studied under Al-Ru'asi[20].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[21].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أبو زكريا الفراء'}[22].
  • Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[23].

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Origins and Family

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ was born in Kufa[2]. He was born on January 1, 761[3]. Arabic was his native language[11].

Education

Studied under Al-Kisa'i[19], a qāriʾ[24], 0737–0805[25], specialised in Arabic grammar[26] and Al-Ru'asi[20], a linguist[27], of Abbasid Caliphate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[5], philologist[6], astronomer[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include Arabic[12], a language[29], in Egypt[30] and Arabic grammar[13], a grammar[31].

Personal Life

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's religion is recorded as Islam[14].

Death and Burial

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ died on January 1, 822[4].

Why It Matters

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ born?

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ's place of birth was Kufa[2].

What did Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ do for work?

Yaḥyā Ibn-Ziyād Farrāʾ worked as linguist[5], philologist[6], astronomer[7], and writer[8].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation linguist, philologist, astronomer +1
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  2. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
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    Sex or gender male
    Occupation linguist, philologist, astronomer +1
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