«Al-Zahir in the meanings of people's words», Ibn al-Anbari's work on the Arabic language, looking at sayings and proverbs of his time and explaining meanings. An important work by the well-known Arab philologist and grammarian, Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Anbari, known as Ibn al-Anbari (271/885-328/940). He was born in Baghdad where he received his education from notable scholars.