The Term ḥadd at Sībawayhi: A List and a Contextual Analysis

The article provides a full list of the term ḥadd in Sībawayhi’s Kitāb together with the analysis of all the 104 occurrences. This term is one of the most fundamental concepts in the Islamicate culture as a whole, and in the early grammatical works, especially at Sībawayhi, in particular. Notwithstanding, it is not an easy task either to render it in another language or to define its meaning as a central linguistic term. The underlying reason is that it seems that there was not a clear-cut definition or understanding behind this concept at the time when Sībawayhi used it.