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KHALIL IBN AHMAD [ABU `ABDURRAH*,2AN UL-KHALIL IBN AHMAD IBN `AMR IBN TAMIM] (718-791) , Arabian philologist, was a'native of Oman
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work
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Sibawaihi . The dictionary known as the Kitab-ul-'Ain is ascribed, at least in its inception, to Khalil. It was probably finished by one of his pupils and was not known in Bagdad until 862. The words were not arranged in alphabetical order but according to physiological principles, beginning with `Ain and ending with Ya. The work
late
century , but is now only known from extracts in manuscript
Various grammatical works are ascribed to Khalil, but their authenticity seems doubtful; cf. C. Brockelmann, Gesch. der arabischen Literatur, i. loo ( Weimar
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