A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur'ānic Arabic

In this analytical work, the lexical relationships between Arabic, based on the Qur'ānic register, and Akkadian, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Syriac, Hebrew, Phoenician Epigraphic, South Arabian and Ge'ez are established. Its aim is to assess the various degrees of cultural proximity between these Semitic languages.

About the author

Martin R. Zammit, Ph.D. (1998), in Arabic and Semitic Studies, University of Malta, is a Lecturer of Arabic at the Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Studies, University of Malta.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Zammit
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2020
• EAN: 9789004430839
• ISBN: 978-90-04-43083-9
• No. of pages: 666
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 920 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies.
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions