Template:Did you know nominations/Jonah ibn Janah


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:09, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Jonah ibn Janah

 * ... that Jonah ibn Janah, one of the most important medieval Hebrew grammarians, wrote his major works in Arabic? Source about the subject's importance: "perhaps the most important medieval Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer" (Britannica), "Greatest Hebrew philologist of the Middle Ages" Jewish Encyclopedia, "one of the best-known, most influential, closely followed, and highly praised scholars of the Hebrew language" (Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World. About the works being in Arabic: " His first work, al-Mustalha (“The Complement”), like his other works, was written in Arabic" (Britannica). see also all the works discussed in the article, which are in Arabic.
 * ALT1 ... that Jonah ibn Janah, one of the most important medieval Hebrew grammarians, wrote his magnum opus in Arabic, titled Kitab al-Anqih?
 * Reviewed: Stephen Bocskai
 * Comment: Recently passed GA, see Talk:Jonah ibn Janah/GA2

Improved to Good Article status by HaEr48 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:09, 3 March 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Achieved GA status on 1 March, article reads well, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. QPQ still needs to be completed. Onceinawhile (talk) 22:58, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your review. Added QPQ. HaEr48 (talk) 05:37, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: QPQ still needs to be completed; there was a misunderstanding of the eligibility criteria, so a re-review will have to be done. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:58, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
 * * Updated the QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Bocskai. HaEr48 (talk) 06:53, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg OK, good to go. Onceinawhile (talk) 08:00, 8 March 2018 (UTC)