Phillip W. Stokes
@phillipwstokes.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor of Arabic @ UTK. Harrington Faculty Fellow @ UT Austin (AY 23-24). Father of 2.
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So my translations of al-Dani's Taysir is out! So what is this text about?
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
So my translations of al-Dani's Taysir is out! So what is this text about?
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
It is a description of seven canonical reading traditions of the Quran authored by the Andalusi polymath ʾAbū ʿAmr ʿUṯmān b. Saʿīd al-Dānī (371/981–444/1053).
Reposted by Phillip W. Stokes
If all goes well, February 4th will be the day that my translation of al-Dani's Taysir comes out (and if not then, very very soon). It was a lot of work, but I'm very happy with the end result.
And best of all: It'll be Open Access!
www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
And best of all: It'll be Open Access!
www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
If all goes well, February 4th will be the day that my translation of al-Dani's Taysir comes out (and if not then, very very soon). It was a lot of work, but I'm very happy with the end result.
And best of all: It'll be Open Access!
www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
And best of all: It'll be Open Access!
www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
Excited to finally have the official cover of my forthcoming book, which will be in Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures Series (Open Book Publishers). For a blurb, see link below. No official date for publication yet, but hopefully within a month or so!
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Excited to finally have the official cover of my forthcoming book, which will be in Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures Series (Open Book Publishers). For a blurb, see link below. No official date for publication yet, but hopefully within a month or so!
New publication: www.academia.edu/127029112/20...
My attempt to investigate this feature in a corpus of early 'Middle' Arabic texts and say something more interesting than is typical. I interact with lots of good scholarship on this feature in other corpora, as well, which is worth reading
My attempt to investigate this feature in a corpus of early 'Middle' Arabic texts and say something more interesting than is typical. I interact with lots of good scholarship on this feature in other corpora, as well, which is worth reading
2024 – Gender and Number Agreement in Early Christian Arabic Manuscripts: A Historically 'Middle' Feature
The topic of gender and number agreement in Arabic has garnered significant interest in recent years, culminating in the recent monograph by Bettega and D'Anna (2023). The picture that has emerged...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New publication: www.academia.edu/127029112/20...
My attempt to investigate this feature in a corpus of early 'Middle' Arabic texts and say something more interesting than is typical. I interact with lots of good scholarship on this feature in other corpora, as well, which is worth reading
My attempt to investigate this feature in a corpus of early 'Middle' Arabic texts and say something more interesting than is typical. I interact with lots of good scholarship on this feature in other corpora, as well, which is worth reading
Reposted by Phillip W. Stokes
The interrogative 'why' in #Semitic languages:
- Classical Arabic: li-māðā
- Palestinian Arabic: (ʕa-)lē(š)
- Modern Hebrew: la-ma
- Syriac: l-mānā
- Turoyo: l-mən
- Old Ethiopic: bä-ʼəntä mənt
- Amharic: lä-mən
- Mehri: hɛːɬən ~ wə-koːh
- Akkadian: ana mīni(m) ~ ammīni(m)
(1/2)
- Classical Arabic: li-māðā
- Palestinian Arabic: (ʕa-)lē(š)
- Modern Hebrew: la-ma
- Syriac: l-mānā
- Turoyo: l-mən
- Old Ethiopic: bä-ʼəntä mənt
- Amharic: lä-mən
- Mehri: hɛːɬən ~ wə-koːh
- Akkadian: ana mīni(m) ~ ammīni(m)
(1/2)
December 13, 2024 at 9:03 AM
The interrogative 'why' in #Semitic languages:
- Classical Arabic: li-māðā
- Palestinian Arabic: (ʕa-)lē(š)
- Modern Hebrew: la-ma
- Syriac: l-mānā
- Turoyo: l-mən
- Old Ethiopic: bä-ʼəntä mənt
- Amharic: lä-mən
- Mehri: hɛːɬən ~ wə-koːh
- Akkadian: ana mīni(m) ~ ammīni(m)
(1/2)
- Classical Arabic: li-māðā
- Palestinian Arabic: (ʕa-)lē(š)
- Modern Hebrew: la-ma
- Syriac: l-mānā
- Turoyo: l-mən
- Old Ethiopic: bä-ʼəntä mənt
- Amharic: lä-mən
- Mehri: hɛːɬən ~ wə-koːh
- Akkadian: ana mīni(m) ~ ammīni(m)
(1/2)
My latest article, studying a unique gospel translation via three MS witnesses – is out in BSOAS: www.academia.edu/108303483/20...
October 18, 2023 at 4:12 PM
My latest article, studying a unique gospel translation via three MS witnesses – is out in BSOAS: www.academia.edu/108303483/20...