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67 |
Bayt in this sense has the pl.
buyutat. The word
"house" was used in this sense in the ancient Near East. It was
particularly well established in the old Persian Empire. All
signs point to the fact that the Arabs derived their usage of
the word in this particular sense from the Persian cultural
orbit. |
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68 |
Cf.
Concordance, II, 110b,
11. 93 ff; Handbook, p. 58b. |
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69 |
That
is, belonging to no tribe. |
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70 |
Bulaq adds: "It is true that the term 'prestige' is correctly
used in both cases according to conventional linguistic usage.
It is an ambiguous term that is more appropriately used in some
cases (than in others)." |
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71 |
Cf.,
apparently, p. 267, above. |
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72 |
The
earlier texts add: "who represent (closely knit) groups." |
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73 |
Bulaq corrects
the text to read: "subservience to unbelief." |
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74 |
Cf.
also p. 288 and 3:306, below. |
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75 |
This
strange expression seems to refer to the Aristotelian Organon.
One is tempted to correct the text, with Bulaq, to "the
First Teacher," the epithet by which Aristotle was commonly
known; cf. 3:115, below. * Tile reference is to Averroes'
Talkhis al-Khitabah, ed. `Abd-ar-Rahman Badawi (Cairo,
1960), p. 41. Cf. also Badawi, Dawr al-'Arab (Beirut,
1965), pp. 115 ff. |
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76 |
That
is, Averroes should have done better, since he discussed the
matter in connection with rhetoric. A rhetorician ought not to
concern himself with "ancient settlers in cities," because they
do not count, and therefore cannot be confused with "people of
prestige." |
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77 |
Qur'an 2.29 (27), etc. |
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