Delhi Persian 77A* (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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4 works by 3 authors on the subject of Arabic language Grammar Early works to 1800

1. ff. 1v-97v
Author: Unknown
Title: A work on Arabic inflection

It can not be traced but this work is similar to the Zubdat al-ṣarf ( زبدة الصرف )

Language(s): Persian
2. ff. 99r -146r
Author: Unknown
Title: Sharḥ-i zubdat al-ṣarf
Title: شرح زبدة الصرف

A commentary on the Zubdat al-ṣarf ( زبدة الصرف ) in question and answer

Incomplete at the end

Language(s): Persian
3. ff. 156r -194r
Author: Maulvī‏, Rushām ʻAlī مولوی، رشام علی
Title: Risālah dar Ṣarf
Title: رساله در صرف

A treatise on Arabic inflection based on the Shafīʻah ( شفيعه ) and Fuṣūl-i Akbarī ( فصول اکبرى )

Language(s): Persian
4. ff. 156r -194r
Author: Ibn al-Ḥājib, ʻUthmān ibn ʻUmar, 1175-1249 إبن الحاجب، عثمان بن عمر
Title: Shafīʻah
Title: شفيعه

This is only a fragment of this work

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 218 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 30 × 17.5 in.

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Ordinary taʻlīq

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History

Origin: Late 19th century CE

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Manuscript description based on Arberry, Levy and Storey: Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the India Office. Vol. 3. (Unpublished)

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