An Instrumental-Phonetic Justification for Sībawayh's Classification of ṭā', qāf and hamza as majhūr Consonants

In his eighth-century treatise al-Kitāb the Baghdad-based Persian scholar Sībawayh divided the Arabic consonants into two classes, majhūr and mahmūs . The focus of this study is his inclusion of ṭāʾ, qāf and hamza among the majhūr consonants. 2 Their classification has stimulated much discussion bec...

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Authors: Heselwood, Barry (Author) ; Maghrabi, Reem (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2015]
In: Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-175
IxTheo Classification:KBL Near East and North Africa
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