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Niftawayh

Islamic scholar and author (died 935)
Person human Q2277088
Niftawayh
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
858, 858[8]
Date of death
935
Place of birth
Wasit
Place of death
Baghdad
Occupation
linguist, poet, historian
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[17]
Short name
نفطويه[20]
Birth name
أبو عبد الله إبراهيم بن محمّد بن عرفة العَتَكيّ الأزديّ[18]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[23]
Influenced by
Sibawayh[12]
Interested in
Arabic grammar, Arabic literature[21][22]
Name in native language
أبو عبد الله إبراهيم بن محمّد بن عرفة العَتَكيّ الأزديّ‎[19]
Place of burial
Kufa[9]
Pseudonym
Niftawayh, نفطويه[14][15]
Relative
Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra[16]
Student
Al-Mas'udi[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Niftawayh ar أبو عبد الله إبراهيم بن محمد بن عرفة بن سليمان بن المغيرة بن حبيب العتكي الأزدي الواسطي المعروف بنفطويه ar نفطويه ar أبو عبد الله إبراهيم بن محمّد بن عرفة العَتَكيّ الأزديّ fa نطفویه id Nifthawaih ru Нифтавайх
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000063331705
VIAF cluster ID
90056558
Library of Congress authority ID
n82162884
GND ID
1089739656
Angelicum ID
81039
EGAXA ID
vtls001032979
FAST ID
103176
Freebase ID
/m/0pcw7bv
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/743626823113
IdRef ID
180062069
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012449563405171
Open Library ID
OL5445301A
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OpenITI author ID
0323Niftawayh
Parsifal cluster ID
250104
Shamela author ID
547
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrCccH4j6PgpWypgBV9jC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
poet, historian, linguist
Interested in 2
Arabic literature, Arabic grammar
Influenced by 1
Sibawayh
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Arabic
Place of birth 1
Wasit
Place of burial 1
Kufa
Place of death 1
Baghdad
Relative 1
Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
Religion or worldview 1
Sunni Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Al-Mas'udi
Students 1
Al-Mas'udi
Teachers 1
Dawud al-Zahiri
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Summary

Niftawayh was born on 858[1] in Wasit[2]. He died on 935[3] in Baghdad[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], poet[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Niftawayh born?

Niftawayh was born in Wasit[2].

Where did Niftawayh die?

Niftawayh passed away in Baghdad[4].

What did Niftawayh do for work?

Niftawayh worked as a linguist[5], poet[6], and historian[7].

Related Entities

Al-Mas'udi Arabic literature Kufa Sibawayh

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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