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  "ar": "لغوي ونحوي كوفي، مولى بني شيبان، ونُقل عنه كثير من الأقوال في النحو.",
  "en": "A Kufan philologist and grammarian, a client of the Banu Shayban. Many sayings on grammar are transmitted from him."
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   "generated_by": "Devin; Mawsuat A'lam vol 4 pp. 823, lib-mawsuat-a3lam"
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   "source": "موسوعة أعلام العلماء والأدباء (أليكسو/دار الجيل 2004) ج4 ص823",
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     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "أبو العباس أحمد بن يحيى بن زيد الشيباني الكوفي، المعروف بثعلب، لغوي ونحوي كوفي. وهو مولى بني شيبان. ونُقل عنه كثير من الأقوال في النحو. {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nيذكر المصدر أنه وُلد سنة 200هـ (815م) وتوفي سنة 291هـ (903م). وهما من مصدر واحد، فيحتاجان إلى مصدر ثان. {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nيُنسب إليه كتاب [[work/ikhtilaf-al-nuhat-thalab|اختلاف النحاة]]. {cite:kashf-zunun-furqan}"
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     "heading": "Overview",
     "markdown": "Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zayd al-Shaybani al-Kufi, known as Tha'lab, a Kufan philologist and grammarian. He was a client of the Banu Shayban. Many sayings on grammar are transmitted from him. {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nThe source says he was born in 200 AH (815 CE) and died in 291 AH (903 CE). Both dates come from one source and need a second. {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nHis book [[work/ikhtilaf-al-nuhat-thalab|Ikhtilaf al-Nuhat]] is attributed to him. {cite:kashf-zunun-furqan}"
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     "Claude Haiku 5.5 (claude-haiku-5-5), draft translation"
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   "updated": "2026-10-16"
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     "heading": "خلاصہ",
     "markdown": "ابو العباس احمد بن یحییٰ بن زید الشیبانی الکوفی، جو ثعلب کے نام سے معروف ہیں، کوفہ کے لغوی اور نحوی تھے۔ وہ بنو شیبان کے مولیٰ تھے۔ نحو کے بہت سے اقوال ان سے نقل کیے گئے ہیں۔ {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nماخذ کے مطابق وہ 200ھ (815ء) میں پیدا ہوئے اور 291ھ (903ء) میں فوت ہوئے۔ یہ دونوں تاریخیں ایک ہی ماخذ سے ہیں، اس لیے دوسرے ماخذ کی ضرورت ہے۔ {cite:mawsuat-a3lam-ulama-adaba}\n\nان کی طرف کتاب [[work/ikhtilaf-al-nuhat-thalab|اختلاف النحاة]] منسوب ہے۔ {cite:kashf-zunun-furqan}"
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     "Claude Haiku 5.5 (claude-haiku-5-5), draft translation"
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