At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar · Poet · teacher
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
In space
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Summary
Uthman ibn Jinni al-Mawsili, the grammarian and philologist, one of the leading masters of grammar and Arabic, who settled in Baghdad and taught there until his death in the year 392 AH. 1
His origin and upbringing
His father Jinni was a Byzantine slave owned by Sulayman ibn Fahd ibn Ahmad al-Azdi al-Mawsili. His son Uthman, Abu al-Fath, grew up in a house of learning in Mosul, then settled in Baghdad and taught there. 2
His works
He wrote books on grammar in which he excelled and did well, among them "al-Lumaʿ," "al-Taʿaqub fi al-ʿArabiyya," a commentary on rhyme (Sharh al-Qawafi), "al-Mudhakkar wa al-Muannath," "Sirr al-Sinaʿa," "al-Khasaʾis," and other works. He also composed poetry and did it well. 3
His death
He died in Baghdad on a Friday, two nights before the end of Safar in the year 392 AH, and was buried at al-Khayzuraniyya. 4
Connections
- Died in
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.219-221
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.220
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.219-220
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.221
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “أبو الفتح عثمان بن جني الموصلي النحوي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-jinni/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.