This article explores the historical emergence of sarf (Arabic morphology) and its significance in the development of Arabic linguistics. The study analyzes classical linguistic schools, early lexicographers, scholars of morphology, and the systematic codification of morphological rules. It also highlights the contributions of major figures such as Sibawayh, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farāhīdī, Ibn Jinnī, and others whose methodological approaches shaped the foundations of Arabic grammatical sciences. The research relies on authentic Arabic and English academic sources.

Sarf; Arabic linguistics; morphology; Arabic grammar; Basra school; Kufan school; linguistic codification; Sibawayh; Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad; Ibn Jinnī.

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