What very first Arabic Grammar could owe to Greek knowledge

What is it about?

This article shows that one of the oldest terminological terms of Arabic grammar could be in fact a calque from Greek rhetorical knowledge. Thus it shows that Arabic grammar should maybe not be considered as a pure indigenous intellectual building but, rather, where influences via the voie diffuse can be seen. The example treated in this article is one of the many already raised by others scholars in relation to that issue.

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Why is it important?

This comes to show that Arabic grammar is not a pure indigenous intellectual building and helps to reinvestigate the very first Arabic grammar birth.