al-akhawayni, an influencial contributor to medieval persian science of neurology

Neurology in medieval

Contribution of Women to the Persian Language in Medieval India

Patriarchy, it seems today, has always been an integral part of the Indian society. A slight glance at the status of women in India today makes one think that women have always been considered inferior to men. History, however, says otherwise; women in India have historically had a greater role to play and have commanded far greater respect than they do today. It will therefore be justified to ...

Sleep paralysis in medieval Persia – the Hidayat of Akhawayni (?–983 AD)

Among the first three manuscripts written in Persian, Akhawayni's Hidayat al-muta'allemin fi al-tibb was the most significant work compiled in the 10th century. Along with the hundreds of chapters on hygiene, anatomy, physiology, symptoms and treatments of the diseases of various organs, there is a chapter on sleep paralysis (night-mare) prior to description and treatment of epilepsy. The prese...

Dental and oral diseases in Medieval Persia, lessons from Hedayat Akhawayni

Persian physicians had a great role in assimilation and expansion of medical sciences during the medieval period and Islamic golden age. In fact the dominant medical figures of that period were of Persian origin such as Avicenna and Razes, but their works have been written in Arabic that was the lingua franca of the period. Undoubtedly the most substantial medical book of that period that has b...

MIFTAH AL-TIBB WA-MINHAJ AL-TULLAB THE KEY TO THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE AND THE STUDENTS GUIDE TO STUDY

Al Qamus al Muhit, a Medieval Arabic Lexicon in LMF

This paper describes the conversion into LMF, a standard lexicographic digital format of ’al-qāmūs al-muh. īt . , a Medieval Arabic lexicon. The lexicon is first described, then all the steps required for the conversion are illustrated. The work is will produce a useful lexicographic resource for Arabic NLP, but is also interesting per se, to study the implications of adapting the LMF model to ...