Ziyād al-Aʿd̲j̲am

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Ziyād al-Aʿd̲j̲am was an Arabic poet of the Umayyad period. Of Persian ^[1] origin, he was a mawla of the Amir b. al-Harith, a branch of the Abd al-Kays. Ziyād owed his nickname, "al-Aʿd̲j̲am," to his strong Persian accent. According to anecdotes told in the Aghani , his grammar and pronunciation of spoken Arabic was not ideal.^[1]

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1 2 Pellat (1960). The encyclopaedia of Islam (New ed.). Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 522. ISBN 9004127569. Of Persian origin, he was a mawla of the Amir b. al-Harith, a branch of the Abd al-Kays{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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[eol-1] 1 2 Pellat (1960). The encyclopaedia of Islam (New ed.). Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 522. ISBN 9004127569. Of Persian origin, he was a mawla of the Amir b. al-Harith, a branch of the Abd al-Kays{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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