ms. 1091 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Lughat Akhtarī al-kabīr by Akhtarī, Muṣṭafá ibn Aḥmad, d. 1560 or 61
Title: Lughat Akhtarī al-kabīr
Title: لغةالاختري الكبير
Incipit: الحمد لله الذى شرفنا بالنطق والبيان وفضلنا بالفصاحة والتبيان ... وبعد قال الفقير ... اختري بن ... شمس الدين القره حصاري مولدا الكوتاهيوي محتدا لما رايت رغبة العلماء في درك المعاني النقلية والعقلية الى معرفة اللغات العربية كثيرة واحتياجهم اليها شديدة ... اردت ان اجمع في هذه الكتاب كلمات عربية
Language(s): Arabic
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: fol. 281
Dimensions (leaf): 29.5 × 20 cm.
Dimensions (written): 20.5 × 12 cm.
Condition
Arabic - Turkish dictionary. Badly damaged brown leather binding (flap missing)
Layout
Hand(s)
Clear Ottoman Naskh. Text rubricated.
History
Origin: 11th century AH; 17th century CE
Provenance and Acquisition
in 20th century.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981".
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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