Nūḥ Abū al-Ghuṣn (English spelling)

Japanese: Nūḥ Abū al-Ghuṣn(英語表記)NuhAbualGhusn
Nūḥ Abū al-Ghuṣn (English spelling)

…an Arab witticist of the early Islamic period. The most widely accepted theory is that he was Nūḥ Abū al‐Ghuṣn, who lived in the early 8th century. He left behind many anecdotes of wit, cunning, foolishness, and stupidity, and from the 10th century onwards, when these stories were collected, many of the entertaining stories of this kind were ascribed to him. …

*Some of the glossaries that mention "Nūḥ Abū al-Ghuṣn" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イスラム時代初期のアラブの頓智にたけた人物。8世紀初頭に生きたヌーフ・アブー・アルグスンNūḥ Abū al‐Ghuṣnだとする説が最も有力。機智,狡猾さ,とぼけ,愚行のさまざまな逸話を残すが,10世紀ころからそれらが収集される段階で,人を楽しませるような同類の話の多くが,彼に仮託される結果となった。…

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