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Tard̲j̲ama
(12,376 words)
(a., pl.
tarād̲j̲im ), verbal noun of the verb
tard̲j̲ama “to interpret, translate, write the biography of someone (
lahu )”. For the function of interpreter, see tard̲j̲umān . ¶ 1. In literature. Here, it may form part of the title of a biography, or, especially in contemporary North Africa, the biography (or autobiography) itself. Hence
ʿilm al-tarād̲j̲im is a branch of historical research, sometimes equated by the Twelver S̲h̲īʿa with
ʿilm al-rid̲j̲āl [
q.v.]. The term dates to at least the early 5th/11th century, where it appears in the titles of three works by al…
