Rabbi Saadiah ben Maimon ben Moshe ibn Danan ( he, סעדיה אבן דנאן) (born 2nd half of 15th century in Granada,

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– died 1493(?) in Oran,

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) was a grammarian of Hebrew and Arabic, poet and a

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authority. He served as a dayan in Granada, and after the

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settled in Oran. Among his works are rabbinic Responsa, a

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dictionary called ''Sepher Arukh,'' works on Hebrew grammar and Hebrew verse, as well as a Hebrew dictionary written in Arabic. He was the first writer to compare Hebrew metre with its Arabic counterpart.

References

*Ibn Danan, Saadia. ''Ad-Daruri fi-l-Lughah-al-'Ibraniyyah'' / ''Sepher ha-Shorashim'' (Granada: Universidad de Granada, 1996). *Ibn Danan, Saadia. ''Seder ha-dorot'' (Madrid: Aben Ezra Ediciones, 1997). *"Even Danan, Sa'adyah ben Maimon", Article in '' Encyclopaedia Hebraica'' *"Ibn Dannan, Saadiah ben Maimun", Article in ''

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