Author/Editoredited by Gerhard Endress and Dimitri Gutas
compiled by Rüdiger Arnzen, Gerhard Endress and Dimitri Gutas.
Extentxliv pages, pages 750-873
Alternative TitleGALex
Greek and Arabic lexicon : materials for a dictionary of the medieval translations from Greek into Arabic
Note (General)Issued in fascicles.
At head of cover title: HdO.
List of sources, addenda & corrigenda, Greek-Arabic glossary, indices for Vol. II.
Note (Content)A Greek and Arabic Lexicon is an indispensable reference tool for the study and understanding of Arabic scientific and philosophical language and literature. It facilitates the preparation of future editions of Arabic texts translated directly from the Greek, as well as of works originally composed in Arabic but based on the translations. It contributes to our knowledge of the vocabulary and syntax of Classical and Middle Arabic, of the thought and methods of the translators and of the nature of the translation activity into Arabic as a whole, and of the way a new vocabulary may develop in an existing language. Moreover, the Greek-Arabic glossary in general and the index of variant Greek passages in particular will assist in future editions of the Greek text of the works translated into Arabic. These provide information, in a way that can be used by classical scholars who do not know Arabic, on the readings of the manuscripts which were used by the Arab translators and which antedate by more than two centuries the Greek manuscripts actually extant. The work further contributes to our knowledge of the vocabulary of Classical and Middle Greek and of the reception and reading of classical Greek works in late antiquity and pre-Photian Byzantine literature"--Publisher's website.
Note (Bibliography)Includes bibliographical references and index.