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The Arabic-Ethiopic Glossary by Al-Malik Al-Af?al: An Annotated Edition with a Linguistic Introduction and a Lexical Index

AUTHOR Bulakh, Maria; Kogan, Leonid
PUBLISHER Brill (10/27/2016)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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The Arabic-Ethiopic Glossary by al-Malik al-Afḍal by Maria Bulakh and Leonid Kogan is a detailed annotated edition of a unique monument of Late Medieval Arabic lexicography, comprising 475 Arabic lexemes (some of them post-classical Yemeni dialectisms) translated into several Ethiopian idioms and put down in Arabic letters in a late-fourteenth century manuscript from a codex in a private Yemeni collection. For the many languages involved, the Glossary provides the earliest written records, by several centuries pre-dating the most ancient attestations known so far. The edition, preceded by a comprehensive linguistic introduction, gives a full account of the comparative material from all known Ethiopian Semitic languages. A detailed index ensures the reader's orientation in the lexical treasures revealed from the Glossary.
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ISBN-13: 9789004321465
ISBN-10: 9004321462
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 500
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 6.10 x 1.20 x 9.30 inches
Weight: 1.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Annotated, Bilingual, Glossary
Country of Origin: US
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The Arabic-Ethiopic Glossary by al-Malik al-Afḍal by Maria Bulakh and Leonid Kogan is a detailed annotated edition of a unique monument of Late Medieval Arabic lexicography, comprising 475 Arabic lexemes (some of them post-classical Yemeni dialectisms) translated into several Ethiopian idioms and put down in Arabic letters in a late-fourteenth century manuscript from a codex in a private Yemeni collection. For the many languages involved, the Glossary provides the earliest written records, by several centuries pre-dating the most ancient attestations known so far. The edition, preceded by a comprehensive linguistic introduction, gives a full account of the comparative material from all known Ethiopian Semitic languages. A detailed index ensures the reader's orientation in the lexical treasures revealed from the Glossary.
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