Juḥā (English spelling)

Japanese: ジュハー（英語表記）Juḥā

An Arab witty figure from 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 were ascribed to him. As the Islamic world expanded and cultures fused, he became a representative character in entertainment stories throughout the Middle East, and is also identified with Nasreddin Khodja, who is circulated in Turkey.

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。イスラム世界の拡大と文化の融合に伴い，中東一帯の娯楽物語の代表的人物となり，トルコに流布しているナスレッディン･ホジャも同一視されている。

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