Dictionary of Qur'anic usage
| Subtitles: | Dictionary of Qur'anic usage online |
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| Contributors: | |
| Format: | Electronic Database |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Published: |
Leiden
Brill
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Series/Journal: | BrillOnline reference works
Middle East and Islamic studies Qur’anic Studies Online |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arabic language
/ Koran
/ English language
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| Further subjects: | B
Dictionary
B Qur'an Arabic B Arabic Language Dictionaries English B Database B Qur'an Dictionaries B Electronic books |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (DBIS) Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (Verlag) |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references. - Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage is the first comprehensive, fully-researched and contextualised Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage, compiled in accordance with modern lexicographical methods by scholars who have a lifelong immersion in Qur'anic Studies. Based on Classical Arabic dictionaries and Qur'an commentaries, this work also emphasises the role of context in determining the meaning-scatter of each vocabulary item. Illustrative examples from Qur'anic verses are provided in support of the definitions given for each context in which a particular word occurs, with cross-references to other usages. Frequently occurring grammatical particles are likewise thoroughly explained, insofar as they are used in conveying various nuances of meaning in the text Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage is the first comprehensive, fully-researched and contextualised Arabic-English dictionary of Qur'anic usage, compiled in accordance with modern lexicographical methods by scholars who have a lifelong immersion in Qur'anic Studies. Based on Classical Arabic dictionaries and Qur'an commentaries, this work also emphasises the role of context in determining the meaning-scatter of each vocabulary item. Illustrative examples from Qur'anic verses are provided in support of the definitions given for each context in which a particular word occurs, with cross-references to other usages. Frequently occurring grammatical particles are likewise thoroughly explained, insofar as they are used in conveying various nuances of meaning in the text |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |