LINGUIST
Sibawayh
760 - 797
Sibawayh
Sibawayh (Arabic: سِيبَوَيْهِي Sībawayhi or Sībawayh; Persian: سِیبُویه Sībūyah [siːbuːˈja]; c. 760–796), whose full name is Abu Bishr Amr ibn Uthman ibn Qanbar al-Basri (أَبُو بِشْر عَمْرو بْن عُثْمَان بْن قَنْبَر ٱلْبَصْرِيّ, ’Abū Bishr ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthmān ibn Qanbar al-Baṣrī), was a Persian leading grammarian of Basra and author of the earliest book on Arabic grammar. His famous unnamed work, referred to as Al-Kitāb, or "The Book", is a five-volume seminal discussion of the Arabic language. Ibn Qutaybah, the earliest extant source, in his biographical entry under Sibawayh simply wrote: He is Amr ibn Uthman, and he was mainly a grammarian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sibawayh has received more than 253,316 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sibawayh is the 26th most popular linguist (up from 28th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Iran (down from 133rd in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Linguist.
Sibawayh is most famous for his Arabic grammar book, "Kitab Sibawayh".
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
60.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sibawayhs by language
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Sibawayh ranks 26 out of 161. Before him are Johann Martin Schleyer, Otto Jespersen, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Ignác Goldziher, Nicholas Marr, and Georg Friedrich Grotefend. After him are Franz Miklosich, Louis Hjelmslev, Johann Christoph Adelung, Michel Bréal, Pompeu Fabra, and Jost Gippert.
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Johann Martin Schleyer
1831 - 1912
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 20
Otto Jespersen
1860 - 1943
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 21
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
1890 - 1938
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 22
Ignác Goldziher
1850 - 1921
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 23
Nicholas Marr
1864 - 1934
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 24
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
1775 - 1853
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 25
Sibawayh
760 - 797
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 26
Franz Miklosich
1813 - 1891
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 27
Louis Hjelmslev
1899 - 1965
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 28
Johann Christoph Adelung
1732 - 1806
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 29
Michel Bréal
1832 - 1915
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 30
Pompeu Fabra
1868 - 1948
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 31
Jost Gippert
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 760, Sibawayh ranks 2. Before him is Nikephoros I. Among people deceased in 797, Sibawayh ranks 1. After him are Bermudo I of Asturias and Maurizio Galbaio.
Others Born in 760
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Others Deceased in 797
Go to all RankingsSibawayh
760 - 797
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1
Bermudo I of Asturias
750 - 797
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 2
Maurizio Galbaio
800 - 797
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 3
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Sibawayh ranks 140 out of 528. Before him are Phraates IV (-90), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Teispes (-675), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Al-Juwayni (1028), and Anastasius of Persia (550). After him are Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Osroes I (50), Harpagus (-700), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Al-Karaji (953), and Forough Farrokhzad (1935).
Others born in Iran
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Phraates IV
90 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 134
Safi-ad-din Ardabili
1252 - 1334
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 135
Teispes
675 BC - 640 BC
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 136
Mohammad Shah Qajar
1808 - 1848
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 137
Al-Juwayni
1028 - 1085
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 138
Anastasius of Persia
550 - 628
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 139
Sibawayh
760 - 797
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 140
Ata-Malik Juvayni
1226 - 1283
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 141
Osroes I
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 142
Harpagus
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 143
Al-Bayhaqi
994 - 1066
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 144
Al-Karaji
953 - 1029
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 145
Forough Farrokhzad
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 146
Among LINGUISTS In Iran
Among linguists born in Iran, Sibawayh ranks 1. After him are Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda (1879).
