Osman Azmî b. Ahmed’in Zübdetü’t-Ta’rîfat Adlı Eseri Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Abstract
This study examines the work titled Zübdetü't-Ta'rîfat, published in Istanbul in 1314 AH by Osman Azmî b. Ahmed, from a structural and content perspective. The work is a terminology dictionary that concisely presents the concepts of fundamental Islamic and literary sciences such as morphology, syntax, logic, rhetoric, semantics, stylistics, and jurisprudence. The study discusses the book's place in the education system, its method of explaining concepts with diagrams, and the importance of the logic addition included in the text. The success of the work, which was compiled in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, in preserving classical terminology and its reference value for the contemporary academic world are emphasized. Keywords: Zubdat al-Ta'rifat, Osman Azmi b. Ahmed, Arabic Language and Literature, Ta'rifat, Islamic Sciences Terminology, Logic.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Islamic Thought and Society Studies
Lexicography and Language Studies
Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Social Sciences
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 42
- Pages
- 206–214
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026