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A Zoological Lexicon
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A Zoological Lexicon

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  • ad-Damīrī

    Jayakar, A Zoological Lexicon, 2 vol.), is extant in three Arabic versions of different lengths and in Persian, Turkish, and Latin translations. It treats in alphabetical order the 931 animals mentioned in the Qurʾān, in the Ḥadīth, and in Arab poetry and proverbs. The use of…

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    Jayakar, A Zoological Lexicon, 2 vol.), is extant in three Arabic versions of different lengths and in Persian, Turkish, and Latin translations. It treats in alphabetical order the 931 animals mentioned in the Qurʾān, in the Ḥadīth, and in Arab poetry and proverbs. The use of…

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