ʾAlfīyah is one of the most reliable grammatical works in the Arabic literature. It is a versified work including 1,000 couplets composed in Rajaz metric. ʾAlfīyah is compiled in 71 chapters. Numerous commentaries have been written on this work so far, of which Suyūṭ‭ī's commentary is the most popular in the Iranian religious schools. — Multiple dates; Herat

Title

ʾAlfīyah is one of the most reliable grammatical works in the Arabic literature. It is a versified work including 1,000 couplets composed in Rajaz metric. ʾAlfīyah is compiled in 71 chapters. Numerous commentaries have been written on this work so far, of which Suyūṭ‭ī's commentary is the most popular in the Iranian religious schools. — Multiple dates; Herat

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 719

Place of origin

Herat

Date

1860

Language

Arabic

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (watermark), natural buff, regular thickness.

Physical extent

31 ff.

Hands

Calligraphic Naskh, one hand, regular hand. Jaʿfar جعفر

Decoration

Titles and diacritics rubricated.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Arabic language--Grammar

Arabic language--Syntax