Yunus ibn Habib
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Yunus ibn Habib was a reputable 8th century Arab linguist.
His notable teachers include: Hammad ibn Salamah
from whom he took knowledge in Arabic grammar
, Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
and Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'
. His students include Sibawayh
, [[ʻAlī ibn Ḥamzah al-Kisāʼī]], Yaḥyá ibn Ziyād al-Farrāʼ and Abu 'Ubaydah Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna.
His notable teachers include: Hammad ibn Salamah
Hammad ibn Salamah
Hammad ibn Salamah ibn Dinar al-Basri , the son of Salamah ibn Dinar, was Basra's mufti, a prominent narrator of hadith and one of the earliest grammarians of the Arabic language, who had a great influence on his student, Sibawayh....
from whom he took knowledge in Arabic grammar
Arabic grammar
Arabic grammar is the grammar of the Arabic language. Arabic is a Semitic language and its grammar has many similarities with the grammar of other Semitic languages....
, Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
Al-Akhfash al-Akbar
Abu al-Khaṭṭāb ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn ʻAbd al-Majīd , commonly known as Al-Akhfash al-Akbar was a notable Arab grammarian. He was born in Hajar, Bahrain but lived in Basra....
and Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'
Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala'
Abu 'Amr ibn al-'Ala' al-Basri was the qari' of Basra, Iraq and an Arab linguist.He was the teacher of Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi and Yunus ibn Habib. He died in Kufa....
. His students include Sibawayh
Sibawayh
Abū Bishr ʻAmr ibn ʻUthmān ibn Qanbar Al-Bishrī , commonly known as Sībawayh , was an influential linguist and grammarian of the Arabic language. He was of Persian origin born ca...
, [[ʻAlī ibn Ḥamzah al-Kisāʼī]], Yaḥyá ibn Ziyād al-Farrāʼ and Abu 'Ubaydah Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna.
Works
List of known works by Yunus ibn Habib:- Kitāb maʻānī al-Qurʼān (كتاب معاني القرآن)
- Kitāb al-lughāt (كتاب اللغات)
- Kitāb al-nawādir al-kabīr (كتاب النوادر الكبير)
- Kitāb al-nawādir al-ṣaghīr (كتاب النوادر الصغير)
- Kitāb al-amthāl (كتاب الأمثال)