Sibawayh

Persian grammarian from Basra (c.760–796)
Person human Q983355
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Sibawayh

Summary

Sibawayh is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ardakan[2]. He was born on January 1, 760[3]. He passed away in Shiraz[4]. He died on January 1, 797[5]. He worked as a linguist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sibawayh's place of birth was Ardakan[2].
  • Sibawayh passed away in Shiraz[4].
  • Sibawayh was born on January 1, 760[3].
  • Sibawayh died on January 1, 797[5].
  • Sibawayh's professions included linguist[6].
  • Sibawayh's field of work was grammar[8].
  • Sibawayh's field of work was Arabic[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Sibawayh is Kitāb Sībawayh[10].
  • Sibawayh is recorded as male[11].
  • Sibawayh's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Sibawayh's Commons category is recorded as Sibawayh[13].
  • Sibawayh's given name is recorded as Amr[14].
  • Sibawayh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sibawayh[15].
  • Sibawayh studied under Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi[16].
  • Sibawayh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Sibawayh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Sibawayh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[19].
  • Sibawayh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Persian[20].
  • Sibawayh's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'عمرو بن عثمان بن قنبر الحارثي'}[21].
  • Sibawayh's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'سیبویه'}[22].
  • Sibawayh's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سیبویه'}[23].
  • Sibawayh's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سيبويه\u200e'}[24].
  • Sibawayh's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons[25].
  • Sibawayh's kunya is recorded as ʾAbū Bishr[26].

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Origins and Family

Sibawayh's place of birth was Ardakan[2]. He was born on January 1, 760[3].

Education

Sibawayh studied under Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi[16].

Career and Affiliations

Sibawayh worked as a linguist[6]. Fields of work include grammar[8], an academic discipline[27] and Arabic[9], a language[28], in Egypt[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sibawayh is Kitāb Sībawayh[10].

Death and Burial

Sibawayh died on January 1, 797[5]. He died in Shiraz[4].

Why It Matters

Sibawayh ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (154 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He has been cited as an influence by Abu Turab al-Zahiri[32], a muhaddith[33], 1923–2002[34], of Saudi Arabia[35] and Niftawayh[36], a linguist[37], 0858–0935[38].

Works attributed to him include Kitāb Sībawayh[39], a literary work[40].

FAQs

Where was Sibawayh born?

Born in Ardakan[2], Sibawayh…

Where did Sibawayh die?

Sibawayh passed away in Shiraz[4].

What did Sibawayh do for work?

Sibawayh worked as linguist[6].

Who did Sibawayh influence?

Sibawayh has been cited as an influence by Abu Turab al-Zahiri[32] and Niftawayh[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikiproject:Islamic Courts & Canons
    Notable work Kitāb Sībawayh
    Notable work
    Topic's main category Category:Sibawayh
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