Maqayis Al-lughah Pdf Jun 2026

His work is often used today in thematic Tafsir (Quranic interpretation) to find the "basic meaning" of terms like Hawa (desire/air), tracing how they evolved from physical concepts (like "falling" or "empty space") to abstract ones. Digital Access & Resources

Unlike later lexicons, Ibn Fāris rejects the idea that identical roots can have unrelated meanings unless clearly borrowed or corrupted. He forces semantic coherence. maqayis al-lughah pdf