Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna
Persian Arab grammarian and linguist (728–825) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna (728–825) also known as Abu Ubayda (Arabic: أبو عبيدة) was an early Muslim scholar of Arabic philology.[1] He was a controversial figure; later scholar Ibn Qutayba remarked that Abu Ubayda "hated Arabs," though his contemporaries still considered him perhaps the most well-rounded scholar of his age.[2] Whether or not Abu Ubayda was truly a supporter of the Shu'ubiyya is a matter of debate.