Yusuf al-Maghribi
Yūsuf al-Maġribi was a 17th-century lexicographer active in Cairo. He is the first author to treat Egyptian Arabic as a dialect distinct from Classical Arabic, compiling an Egyptian Arabic word list, the Raf` al-'iṣr `an kalām 'ahl miṣr, which survives in a unique manuscript kept at St. Petersburg State University.
Al-Maghribi's dictionary reflects a wider trend in early 17th century Ottoman Egypt towards colloquial writing.Edition
- Abdul-Salam Ahmad Awwad, Raf` al-Isar `an kalam ahl misr, Moscow.
