Yunus ibn Habib (Arabic: أبو عبد الرحمن يونس بن حبيب الضبي; died after 183 AH/798 AD)[1] was a reputable 8th-century Persian[2][3] linguist of the Arabic language.
[4] Ibn Habib's exact tribal last name, date of birth and age at death have been an issue of contention.
Medieval historian Ibn Khallikan mentions three possible tribes that he belonged to, two possible dates of birth and two possible ages at the time of his death.
[5][7] His students include Sibawayh,[8][9][10][11] Al-Kisa'i, Yaḥyá ibn Ziyād al-Farrāʼ and Abu ʿUbaidah.
[7] Abu Ubaida once remarked that he attended the lessons of Ibn Habib every day for forty years, and every day he left with pages of notes copied from what Ibn Habib dictated from memory.