Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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Indications of Authorities

† A The “Asás” of Ez-Zamakhsheree.
AA Aboo-ʼAmr Ibn-El-ʼAlà, and Aboo-ʼAmr Esh-Sheybánee: each being cited simply by the name of “Aboo-ʼAmr.”
AAF Aboo-ʼAlee El-Fárisee.
ADḳ Abu-d-Duḳeysh.
AḤát Aboo-Ḥátim Es-Sijistánee.
AḤei Aboo-Ḥeiyán.
AHeyth Abu-l-Heythem.
AḤn Aboo-Ḥaneefeh Ed-Deenawaree, author of the “Book of Plants.”
† AM Aboo-Manṣoor (same as Az).
AO Aboo-ʼObeydeh.
A’Obeyd Aboo-ʼObeyd.
AZ Aboo-Zeyd.
Aạl El-Aạlam.
Akh El-Akhfash.
Aṣ El-Aṣma’ee.
† Az El-Azheree (same as AM), author of the “Tahdheeb.”
B The “Baṣáʼïr,” by the author of the “Ḳámoos.”
† Bḍ El-Beyḍáwee’s “Exposition of the Ḳur-án.”
Bkh EI-Bukháree.
Bṭl El-Baṭalyowsee.
‡ CḲ The Calcutta edition of the “Ḳámoos.”
Dmr Ed-Demeeree.
‡ EM The “Exposition of the Moʼallaḳát,” printed at Calcutta.
† F El-Feyroozábádee, author of the “Ḳámoos.”
† Fei El-Feiyoomee, author of the “Miṣbáḥ.”
Fr EI-Farrà.
Fṣ The “Faṣeeḥ” of Thaạlab.
† Ḥam The “Exposition of the Ḥamáseh,” (“Hamasæ Carmina,”) by Et-Tebreezee.
‡ Ḥar El-Hareereeʼs “Maḳámát,” the Commentary on; 2nd edit. of Paris.
Hr El-Harawee.
IAạr Ibn-El-Aạrábee.
I’Ab Ibn-ʼAbbás.
‡ I’Aḳ Ibn-ʼAḳeel's “Exposition of the Alfeeyeh of Ibn-Málik,” edited by Dr. Dieterici.
IAmb Ibn-El-Ambáree.
IAth Ibn-El-Atheer El-Jezeree, (Mejd-ed-Deen,) author of the “Niháyeh.”
IB Ibn-Barree, author of the “Annotations on the Ṣiḥáḥ,” with El-Busṭee.
† lDrd Ibn-Dureyd, author of the “Jemharah” &c.
IDrst Ibn-Durustaweyh.
IF Ibn-Fáris, author of the “Mujmal.”
† IHsh Ibn-Hishám, author of the “Mughnee.”
IJ Ibn-Jinnee.
IKh Ibn-Khálaweyh.
IḲooṭ Ibn-El-Ḳooṭeeyeh.
IḲt Ibn-Ḳuteybeh.
IḲṭṭ Ibn-El-Ḳaṭṭáạ.
† IM Ibn-Mukarram, (commonly called in the Táj el-ʼAroos “Ibn- Manḍhoor,”) author of the “Lisán el-ʼArab.”
IO Ibn-ʼOdeys.
† ISd Ibn-Seedeh, author of the “Moḥkam.”
ISh Ibn-Shumeyl (En-Naḍr).
ISk Ibn-Es-Sikkeet (Yaạḳoob).
‡ lbrD Ibráheem Ed-Dasooḳee.
† J El-Jowharee, author of the “Ṣiḥáḥ.”
‡ JK A MS. supposed to be the “Jámiʼ” of El-Karmánee: a lexicon founded upon the “ʼEyn,” with additions from the “Tekmilet el-ʼEyn” of El-Khárzenjee.
‡ JM The “Jámiʼ” of the seyyid Moḥammad.
‡ Jel The “Exposition of the Ḳur-án” by the Jeláleyn.
Jm The “Jemharah” of Ibn-Dureyd.
† Ḳ The “Ḳámoos.”
ḲI The ḳádee ʼIyád.
‡ KL The “Kenz el-Loghah,” of Ibn-Maạroof; an Arabic-Persian Dictionary.
‡ KT The “Kitáb et-Taạreefát.”
Kf The “Kifáyet el-Mutaḥaffiḍh.”
Kh EI-Khaleel, commonly supposed to be the author of the “ʼEyn.”
† Kr Kuráạ, author of the “Munjid.”
Ks El-Kisá-ee.
† Ksh The “Keshsháf” of Ez-Zamakhsheree.
Ḳt El-Ḳuteybee.
Ḳṭr Ḳuṭrub.
‡ Kull The “Kulleeyát” of Abu-l-Baḳà.
† Ḳur The “Ḳur-án.”
Ḳz El-Ḳazzáz.
† Ḳzw El-Ḳazweenee.
† L The “Lisán el-ʼArab.”
Lb El-Leblee.
Lḥ El-Liḥyánee.
Lth El-Leyth Ibn-Naṣr Ibn-Seiyár, held by El-Azheree to be the author of the “ʼEyn,” which he calls “Kitáb Leyth.”
† M The “Moḥkam.”
‡ MA The “Muḳaddamet el-Adab” of Ez-Zamakhsheree.
† MF Moḥammad Ibn-Eṭ-Ṭeiyib El-Fásee, author of “Annotations on the Ḳámoos.”
† MṢ The “Mukhtár eṣ-Ṣiḥáḥ.”
Mbr El-Mubarrad.
† Meyd El-Meydáneeʼs “Proverbs.”
† Mgh The “Mughrib” of El-Muṭarrizee.
Mj The “Mujmal” of Ibn-Fáris.
† Mṣb The “Miṣbáḥ” of El-Feiyoomee.
† Mṭr EI-Muṭarrizee, author of the “Mughrib.”
† Mughnee The “Mughni-l-Lebeeb” of Ibn-Hishám.
† Mz The “Muzhir” of Es-Suyooṭee.
Nh The “Niháyeh” of Ibn-El-Atheer El-Jezeree (Mejd ed-Deen).
Ns En-Nesa-ee.
O The “ʼObáb” of Eṣ-Ṣaghánee.
‡ PṢ The “Persian Translation of the Ṣiḥáḥ.”
R The “Rowḍ” (“Er-Rowḍ el-Unuf”) of Es-Suheylee.
† Ṣ The “Ṣiḥáḥ.”
‡ SM The seyyid Murtaḍà, author of the “Táj el-ʼAroos.”
Sb Seebaweyh.
Seer Es-Seeráfee.
Ṣgh Eṣ-Ṣaghánee, author of the “ʼObáb ‎” and of the “Tekmileh fi-ṣ-Ṣiḥáḥ.”
Sh Shemir.
† Skr Es-Sukkaree, author of an “Exposition of the Deewán El-Hudhaleeyeen.”
Suh Es-Suheylee, author of the “Rowḍ.”
† T The “Tahdheeb” of El-Azheree.
‡ TA The “Táj el-ʼAroos.”
‡ TḲ The “Turkish Translation of the Ḳámoos.”
TṢ The “Tekmileh fi-ṣ-Ṣiḥáḥ” of Eṣ-Ṣaghánee.
† TT The “Tahdheeb et-Tahdheeb.”
Th Thaạlab, author of the “Faṣeeḥ.”
† W El-Wáhideeʼs “Exposition of the Deewán of El-Mutanebbee,” edited by Dr. Dieterici.
Yoo Yoonus.
Yz El-Yezeedee.
† Z Ez-Zamakhsheree.
Zbd Ez-Zubeydee, author of an “Abridgment of the ʼEyn.”
† Zj Ez-Zejjáj.