Ziyād al-Aʿd̲j̲am
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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