Wadh.Minasian 140 (The Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford)
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Oriental Manuscripts Minasian Collection
Collection 20
A collection of three works
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 47 ff.Binding
Black leather, 26 × 14.5 cm, front + back cover, leather + pasteboard.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.
1) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 612
Contents
Summary of Contents: A relatively comprehensive course in Arabic morphology in a simple language. It is a mid-range treatise in Arabic morphology and inflection which is very common amongst seminary students, with a more detailed part on ʾIʿlāl than any other textbooks. This is a very useful book and has been published frequently within the course of Jāmiʿ al-Muqaddamāt.ff. 1b-25bArabic language--Morphology
Language(s): PersianTitle: Ṣarf-i MīrTitle: صرف میرIncipit: بسمله، بدان ایدک الله تعالی که کلمات لغت عرب بر سه گونه است: اسم است و فعل است و حرف. اسم چون رجل و علم فعل چون ضرب…Explicit: … فعل لازم را متعدی سازد چون سار زید و سایرته و خرج زید و استخرجته. تمت بعون الملک العلام.Colophon: تمت الکتاب بعون ملک الوهاب ۱۲۶۳.References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 612
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MNL 29/198
- NLI 3/159
- UTL 16/15
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 15/40
- DEN 7/130
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1386 Shamsī/2007
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western paper (watermark), natural buff, regular thickness.Dimensions (leaf): 25 × 15 cm.Dimensions (written): 16 × 7 cm.Collation
ff. 1b-25bLayout
14 lines per page
Hand(s)
Graceful Naskh, Shikastah Nastaʿalīq, one hand, regular; half of the titles are unwritten.
Decoration
Rubricated titles, rubricated line above some expressions.
Additions: Explanatory comments as marginal notes. Ownership note. Transfer note. Birth note. Accounts of historical events. Vaqf note. Chronogram.History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1263 AH; 1847 CE2) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 189
Contents
Summary of Contents: This is a well-known text on the morphology of Arabic language, known also as "Sharḥ-i Taṣrīf", "al-ʿIzzá fī al-Taṣrīf" and "al-Taṣrīf al-ʿIzzá". The work has received attention and respect from scholars and scientists throughout centuries, and has been used as a textbook for the students of Islamic sciences for years. Several commentaries, appendices, and translations have been written for or about this work. There would be few, if any, libraries in the world which lack a copy of "al-Taṣrīf" or "Sharḥ-i Taṣrīf" of Zanjānī.ff. 26b-34bArabic language--Morphology
Language(s): ArabicTitle: al-ʿIzzá fī al-taṣrīfTitle: العزی فی التصریفTitle: al-Taṣrīf al-ʿizzáTitle: التصریف العزیTitle: al-TaṣrīfTitle: التصریفIncipit: بسمله، حمدله، اعلم ان التصریف فی اللغه التغییر و فی الصناعة تحویل الاصل الواحد الی امثلة مختلفة لمعان مقصودة لا تحصل الا بها…Explicit: … من الفعل کقول حسن الطعمه و الجلسه و العقده و السلام علی من اتبع الهدی.Colophon: تمت الکتاب بعون الملک الوهاب فی یوم الخمیس ۲۲ شهر رجب المرجب سنه ۱۲۶۵.References
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 189
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MAL 1/139-140
- NLI 12/21
- UTL 17/463
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- ALZ 12/47
- DEN 3/7
Printed editions:
- Tehran, 1343 AH/1925
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western paper (watermark), natural buff, regular thickness, one size.Dimensions (leaf): 25 × 15 cm.Dimensions (written): 15.5 × 6.5 cm.Collation
ff. 26b-34bLayout
16 lines per page
Hand(s)
Graceful Naskh, one hand, regular ʿAlī ibn Mullā Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl علی ابن ملا محمد بن اسماعیل
Additions: Notes on Arabic syntax.History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1265 AH; 1848 CE3) Persian Catalogue Sequence Number 654
Contents
Summary of Contents: One of the most important and common books in Arabic syntax. Jurjānī has divided ʿAwāmil (the factors influencing the diacritics of the following word) into two groups of verbal and semantic, with a total of 100 ʿĀmil which have been fully explained. This work has been appreciated despite its very brief content. It has been published in 1617 in Leiden, in 1804 in Calcutta, and in 1247 AH in Bulaq.ff. 35b-47bLanguage(s): ArabicSyntax
Title: al-ʿAwāmil fī al-naḥvTitle: ʿAwāmil-i JurjānīTitle: العوامل المائه فی النحوTitle: العوامل فی النحوTitle: عوامل جرجانیIncipit: بسمله، حمدله، اما بعد فان العوامل فی النحو علی ما الفه الشیخ الامام الفاضل… مایه عامل و هی تنقسم الی قسمین لفظیه و معنویه. فللفظیه منها علی ضربین سماعیه و قیاسیه. فا السماعیه منها احد و تسعون عاملا…Explicit: … لا یستغنی الکبیر والصغیر و الرفیع والوضیع عن معرفتها و من حفظها یحصل له بصیره فی النحو .Colophon: سنهReferences
Sequence Number in the Persian Catalogue:
- FAW 654
Similar Copies in Other Libraries:
- MAJ 4/348
- MNL 3/178
- NLI 6/363
Similar Copies listed in Other Catalogues:
- DEN 7/664
- KAS 2/1179
Printed editions:
- Calcutta, 1804
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: Western paper (watermark), natural buff, varying thickness (thin, regular), one size.Dimensions (leaf): 25 × 15 cm.Dimensions (written): 17 × 7.5 cm.Collation
ff. 35b-47bLayout
17 lines per page
Hand(s)
Gracefull Naskh, one hand, regular ʿAlī ibn Mullā Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl علی ابن ملا محمد بن اسماعیل
Additions: Oval stamp.History
Origin: Unknown place of origin; 1265 AH; 1849 CEAdditional Information
Record Sources
This record was created by Dr Mohammad Emami based on the information published in the Persian catalogue by Dr Ali Mir-Ansari (Catalogue of the Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford (Minasian Collection), Tehran: Miras-e Maktoob, 2016).Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
Wadham College (University of Oxford)
Key to Abbreviations
- ALZ: (الذریعه)
- DEN: (فهرستواره دستنوشتههای ایران - دنا)
- FAW: (Ferdowsi Library, Wadham College, University of Oxford - Minasian Collection)
- KAS: (کشفالظنون عن اسامی الکتب والفنون)
- MAJ: (Library, Museum and Documentation Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly)
- MAL: (Malek National Museum and Library)
- MNL: (Mar'ashi Najafi Library)
- NLI: (National Library of Iran)
- UTL: (Central Library of University of Tehran)
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