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Culture · XVII century · Tuzla

Muhamed Hevaija Uskufija

1601 — 1651 · lived 50 years

Poet and writer who authored the first Bosnian language dictionary, ‘Magbuli 'ari’ in 1631. The dictionary, written in verse (arabica), contains more than 300-word explanations and over 700 words translated between Bosnian and Turkish. He was born near modern day Tuzla and educated in Istanbul.

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