al-Lababidi
- Died
- 1318 AH
- Born in
- Damascus
Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Lababidi (d. 1318 AH / 1900 CE) was an Arabic lexicographer and scholar from Damascus, best known for his thematic dictionary Lata'if al-Lughah ("Subtleties of the Language") .
Life and Scholarly Contribution
Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Lababidi was born and raised in Damascus, where he pursued Arabic linguistic studies and spent his life . Biographical sources describe him as a cultivated Damascene scholar (fāḍil) versed in lexicography .
His primary contribution to Arabic philology is Lata'if al-Lughah (also known as Mu'jam Asma' al-Ashya'), a lexical compendium compiled to collect rare and precise vocabulary, delicate expressions, and numerous proverbs and maxims . In the concluding supplication of the work, he included prayers for protection and intercession through the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the early righteous figures .
Al-Lababidi died in Damascus in 1318 AH (1900 CE); another report dates his death to 1325 AH .
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List of Works
Al-Lataif fi al-Lugha (also titled Mu'jam Asma' al-Ashya') is an Arabic lexical work focusing on synonyms, the names of objects and phenomena, and rare vocabulary. Completed in Muharram 1311 AH (July 1893 CE), its objective is to gather fine, precise vocabulary and synonymous expressions into an accessible arrangement to aid writers and speakers in stylistic composition.