Abstract

The aim of the present study is to investigate the life of Abu Khaira Al- A’arabi and the legacy of his Lexicon. One of a number of articulate, urbanised Bedouin engaged in the field, other linguists were influenced by his lexicological classifications and quoted his monographs, having heard them directly or indirectly, and thus contributed to the corpus of the Arabic lexicon.

The significance of the present study lies in the discovery of the distinctive linguistic qualities of a Bedouin, Abu Khaira, and illustrating that his linguistic legacy presented here is confirmation of his authorship of two monographs, an exploration of insects, and the second, a study of characteristics, as was suggested by both the linguistics and the "Tabaqat" books.

Also included in the present study are excerpts from the above-mentioned monographs which illustrate the authenticity of both the classifications and linguistic style of his time, as being uniquely the work of Abu Khaira.

In accordance with scientific research protocols, the body of the present study comprised three research areas each preceded by an introduction and followed by the conclusion disclosing significant results of the study.

The first research area introduced Abu Khaira and some aspects of his life. The second studied his lexicon legacy, collected by the researcher from etymologies, and the third included the Abu Khaira lexicon, which the researcher documented and organised according to topic, into two research areas the subject of which was organised alphabetically by the researcher. The first monograph ascribed to Abu Khaira was 'insects' and the second was 'characteristics', classified by the researcher according to the book on characteristics by Abu Obaid entitled "Al-Ghareeb Al-
Musannaf" with words in each classification organised alphabetically.

The study adopted the descriptive and analytical approach in dealing with the life of Abu Khaira, and the linguistic material that was transmitted by him in the works of linguists, which uncovered aspects of his life, and revealed his impact on the linguistic lesson and the making of the Arabic dictionary.

Keywords

Abu Khaira, exicology Legacy, Al-A’arab.

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