The Grammatical Profile of Arabic Poetry

This article is devoted to the analysis of selected couplets from Ibn Manzur's "Lisan al-Arab" -The Language of the Arabs. Most of these couplets are concerned with the essentialisation andmodification of certain prefixes used in Arabic speech, i.e. one prefix expressing the meaning of anotherprefix. The article aims to shed light on the role of Arabic poetry in the medieval scientific environmentand to identify the place of Arabic poetry in the solution of linguistic problems. Arabic literature beginswith the interpretation of Arabic poetry. The presentation of linguistic problems with reference to thepearls of Arabic poetry is an indication of the great role of Arabic poetry, i.e. Arabic literature, inilluminating linguistic problems. The linguistic analysis of Arabic poetry is often one of the factors thatfacilitate its philological analysis. This analysis can serve as a fundamental tool for fully understandingthe content of Arabic poetry, approaching the poet's means of artistic expression, and understandingthe poet's imagination. The study of Arabic poetry, its study based on medieval sources, theconsideration of the unique style of expression of the Holy Qur'an in this study, and the resulting parallelcomparison leads to a more accurate understanding of both Arabic poetry, Islamic law and linguistics,and the discovery of many topics unknown to us. Such studies have a special importance in terms of thepresentation of interdisciplinary interaction.Keywords: Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-‘arab, ‘Alqama al-Faḥl, Zuhayr bin Abī Sulmā, ArabicGrammar, Shāhid Bayt