The Book of Rain volume II Author: Abd al-Wahid ibn Ashir

Author: Abd al-Wahid ibn Ashir

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The Book of Rain volume II Author: Abd al-Wahid ibn Ashir"The contents of the future are the contents of a cloud." So begins translator David Larsens introduction for the Book of Rain, the earliest known catalogue of Arabic weather words, by early Arabic linguist Ab Zayd al Anr. In Larsens translation, Ab Zayds lexicography of rain is simultaneously an academic, archival, and poetic pursuit. After the fashion of Larsens award winning translation of Names of the Lion, these rich, extensive lists provide