About Abu Nasr Farahi
Abu Nasr Farahi was a lexicographer and poet.
A folio from the Nisab al-Sibiyan of Abu Nasr Farahi. Copy made in Qajar Iran during the mid 19th-century Abu Nasr Farahi (Persian: ابونصر فراهی; died 1242) was a Persian poet and lexicographer from Farah, Sistan, which is now in Afghanistan. Little is known about his life; he is known to have lived during the rule of the Nasrid dynasty and the early period of the Mongol Empire.
Three works are attributed to him, including the Nisab al-Sibiyan, the first lexicographic work on Arabic to be written in Persian verses.
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Who was Abu Nasr Farahi?
Persian poet
When was Abu Nasr Farahi born?
Abu Nasr Farahi was born in Farah.
When did Abu Nasr Farahi die?
Abu Nasr Farahi died in 1242.
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Abu Nasr Farahi was a lexicographer and poet.
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