Published April 1, 2019 | Version v1

The Revelation: The earliest known use of ʿajamī as a label

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Universität Hamburg

Description

The interlinear glosses written in African languages of West Africa often have a descriptive metalinguistic marker, asserting the presence of an Ajami segment. The earliest dated use of such a marker has been found in one Borno Qur'an manuscript.

Blog: ajami.hypotheses.org/
Project: www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/ajami/index_e.html

  

Notes

Research supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 344888349

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Ajami as a label in Borno before 1669 Bondarev.pdf

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