Quṭrub the Grammarian
Quṭrub the Grammarian | |
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| Born | |
| Died | 821 |
| Other names | Abū Alī Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanīr (ابو على محمد بن المستنير); Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad; al-Ḥasan ibn Muḥammad |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Sibawayh |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Abbasid Caliphate |
| School or tradition | Baṣrah school of grammar |
| Notable works | Kitāb al-Muthalath (The Ternary), tafsir |
Abū Alī Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanīr (أبو علي محمد بن المستنير), known as Quṭrub the Grammarian of al-Baṣrah, was a poet, a scientist, a scholar of Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir) and the leading philologist and linguist of his time. He wrote on a wide field of subjects and authored the first Kitāb al-Muthallath ('Ternary'), of which several later and extended versions were produced. He died in 821/22 (206 AH).