" كليلة و دمنة" لإبن المقفع

English translation: Kalila and Dimna...

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Arabic term or phrase:" كليلة و دمنة" لإبن المقفع
English translation:Kalila and Dimna...

18:41 Oct 29, 2004
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Arabic term or phrase: " كليلة و دمنة" لإبن المقفع
it is the name of a book, a one that tells stories using animals.
mnamona
Egypt
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Kalila and Dimna...
Explanation:
or "Tales of Kalila and Dimna" by Ibn al-Muqaffa'

I had to study this title at university and the translation is the standard one we use in English. hth, Aisha
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Kalila and Dimna...


Explanation:
or "Tales of Kalila and Dimna" by Ibn al-Muqaffa'

I had to study this title at university and the translation is the standard one we use in English. hth, Aisha

Aisha Maniar
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thanks for your quick and correct answer

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agree  sktrans
10 mins
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agree  ArabicSoft: Ibn al-Muqaffa', Tales of Kalila and Dimna.
16 mins
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agree  Sami Khamou
38 mins
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agree  MElHelw: Have also to mention that Ibn El Muqafa' is not the author. He adapted Tales of Bidpai بيدبا into Arabic. That is what we studied in primary school and confirmed by the net.
5 hrs
  -> yes, his book is a triumph of Arabic translation under the Abbasids. The original tales are from India and Ibn Al-Muqaffa' himself was not Arab but Persian. These stories are still popular today in India in their original form.

agree  Randa Farhat
9 hrs
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agree  Arabicstart
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agree  ocean2gulf
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agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim
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