''al-Ājurrūmiyyah'' (Arabic: الْآجُرُّومِيَّةِ) in full ' is a 13th-century book of
Arabic grammar
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(نحو عربي naḥw ʿarabī). Very concise for easy memorization, it formed the foundation of a beginner's education in
Classical Arabic
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learning in Arab societies at the time and was one of the first books to be memorized after the
Qur'an
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along with the
Alfiya. It was written by the Moroccan,
Berber
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Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–1 ...
Abu 'Abd Allah Sidi Muhammad ibn Da'ud as-Sanhaji (aka "
Ibn Ajarrum") (d. 1324).
In the Preface to his translation of the work, the Rev.
J. J. S. Perowne
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Life
He was educated at Norwich Schoo ...
writes:
"The "Ājrūmīya" is a well-known and useful compendium of Arabic Syntax. It is regarded by the Arabs themselves as a standard educational work; and various editions of it have appeared in Boulak, Algiers, and other places. But it is not always easy to meet with these in this country..."
[J. J. S. Perowne (1852) ''Al Adjrumiieh: the Arabic text with the vowels, and an English translation'' (Cambridge: Macmillan & Co.)]
References
External links
Al-Ajurrumiyya: Commento e traduzione italiana Sarah Mattioli
The Explanation of al-Ajirroumiyyah Based on Mufti of Makkah Ahmad bin Zayni DahlanLibriVox recording of ''Al Adjrumiieh (The Arabic Text with the Vowels; and An English Translation)''
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13th-century Arabic books
Arabic grammar books