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Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet (718 – 786 CE)
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was born in 718 in Basra, Iraq and died in 786.
Born
in 718
Died: in 786
- Birthplace
- Basra, Iraq
- Professions
- academic, linguist, lexicographer, cryptographer, writer, grammarian, literary scholar, poet
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
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Where was Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi born?
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi was born in Basra, Iraq.
When did Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi die?
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi died in 786.