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Abbreviations
(66 words)

Arabic

b.

ibn

K.

Kitāb

M.

Maṭbʿa

Mk.

Maktaba

Q.

Qaṣīda

R.

Risāla

Sh.

Shaykh

Takh.

Takhmīs

English And Latin

c.

circa (about)

CE

Common era.

comm.

commentary (sharḥ)

EC

Ethiopian Calender (between seven to eight years behind the Gregorian Calender)

fl.

floruit (was active)

q.v.

quem/quod vide (see separate reference).

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“Abbreviations”, in: Arabic Literature of Africa Online, General Editor John O. Hunwick, R.S. O’Fahey. Consulted online on 30 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2405-4453_alao_COM_ALA_30000_3>
First published online: 2016



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