Kitāb al-Ashribah
E861383
Kitāb al-Ashribah is a classical Arabic work, attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi, that focuses on drinks and related vocabulary as part of early Arabic linguistic and cultural studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitāb al-Ashribah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10337069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kitāb al-Ashribah Context triple: [Al-Asmaʿi, notableWork, Kitāb al-Ashribah]
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A.
Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
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B.
Kitāb al-Khayl
Kitāb al-Khayl is a classical Arabic work traditionally attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi that focuses on horses, their terminology, and related lore in early Arab culture.
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C.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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D.
Kitab al-Wasaya
Kitab al-Wasaya is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers ethical and spiritual guidance on self-discipline, piety, and inner purification.
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E.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kitāb al-Ashribah Target entity description: Kitāb al-Ashribah is a classical Arabic work, attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi, that focuses on drinks and related vocabulary as part of early Arabic linguistic and cultural studies.
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A.
Kitab al-Sab'in
Kitab al-Sab'in is a seminal alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, exploring theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry and transmutation.
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B.
Kitāb al-Khayl
Kitāb al-Khayl is a classical Arabic work traditionally attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi that focuses on horses, their terminology, and related lore in early Arab culture.
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C.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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D.
Kitab al-Wasaya
Kitab al-Wasaya is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers ethical and spiritual guidance on self-discipline, piety, and inner purification.
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E.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic philological work
ⓘ
classical Arabic book ⓘ lexicographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Arabic dictionary tradition ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Qurayb al-Asmaʿī
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linked to:
ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Qurayb al-Asmaʿi
al-Asmaʿi ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Asmaʿi
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| authorField | Arabic philology ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | philologist ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
early Arabic culture
ⓘ
early Islamic era ⓘ |
| field |
Arabic lexicography
ⓘ
Arabic linguistic studies ⓘ Arabic philology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural practices related to drinks
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expressions associated with drinking ⓘ lexical variants for beverages ⓘ terminology related to drinks ⓘ |
| genre |
philological treatise
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specialized vocabulary treatise ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Arabic vocabulary of drinks
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beverages in Arabic culture ⓘ drinks ⓘ |
| period | early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arabic adab literature
ⓘ
other thematic philological monographs ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
documentation of Bedouin usage
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history of Arabic lexicography ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
material culture of drinking
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vocabulary of daily life ⓘ |
| titleInArabic | كتاب الأشربة ⓘ |
| tradition |
Basran philological school
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linked to:
Basra school of grammar
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| typeOfContent |
examples from Arabic usage
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explanations of meanings ⓘ lists of terms ⓘ |
| usedIn |
classical Arabic linguistic studies
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research on Arabic cultural history ⓘ studies of Arabic lexicon of food and drink ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kitāb al-Ashribah Description of subject: Kitāb al-Ashribah is a classical Arabic work, attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi, that focuses on drinks and related vocabulary as part of early Arabic linguistic and cultural studies.
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