Abu_Mansur_al-Azhari
Abu Mansur al-Azhari
Arab lexicographer, philologist and grammarian
Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Azharī (Arabic: أبومنصور محمد بن أحمد الأزهري; 282–370 AH/895–980 AD) or simply known as Abu Mansur al-Azhari (أبومنصور الأزهري), was a lexicographer, philologist and grammarian of Arabic.[1][2] a prominent philologist of his time, known for his talents and the transmitting of philological knowledge.[3] His most important work is Tahdhib al-Lughat (تهذيب اللغات; The Concise Guide of Languages).