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Vol. 19:2 (2021) ► pp.148–163

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Morphological shift of hyperbolic patterns in the Quran, with reference to English translation

 | Arab Open University
 | Sohar University
 | Palestine Ahliya University
Published online: 19 January 2022
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Abstract
This study addresses the use of hyperbole in the Quran at the word level and its English translation. It investigates the morphological shift of hyperbolic patterns such as ‘Fa’uul (فعول), Fa’eel (فعيل) and Fa’aal’ (فعال) and their corresponding English translations. We attempt to determine the implications underlying the translation strategies for the translation quality of the data under study. Under this circumstance, the translator applied a series of translation strategies, such as literal translation, paraphrase, transposition, and morphological strategies, with transposition being the most employed strategy. Such strategies were in some cases a problem for the functions of the Quranic hyperboles. As such, the translation quality was occasionally poor.
Résumé
La présente étude traite de l’utilisation des hyperboles dans le Coran au niveau des mots ainsi que leur traduction en langue anglaise. Nous avons étudié le changement morphologique de modèles hyperboliques de ‘Fa’uul (فعول), Fa’eel (فعيل) et Fa’aal’ (فعال), et leurs traductions anglaises correspondantes, dans le but de déterminer les implications potentielles des stratégies de traduction sur la qualité de traduction des données à étudier. Pour ce faire, le traducteur a mis en œuvre une série de stratégies de traduction, telles que la traduction littérale, la paraphrase, la transposition et le changement morphologique, parmi lesquelles, la transposition est la stratégie la plus utilisée. De telles stratégies provoquent dans certains cas un problème de fonctionnement des hyperboles dans le Coran. Par conséquent, la qualité de la traduction était parfois médiocre.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The language of the Quran
  • 3.An overview of hyperbole
  • 4.Hyperbole in Arabic
    • 4.1The active participle (Ismu al-Fa’el/اسم الفاعل)
    • 4.2Morphological shift of hyperbolic patterns in the Quran
    • 4.3How to derive hyperbolic patterns
  • 5.Method
  • 6.Results
    • 6.1Fa’uul-Fa’aal
    • 6.2Fa’uul-Fa’eel
    • 6.3Fa’aal-Fa’uul
    • 6.4Fa’aal- Fa’eel
    • 6.5Fa’aal-Fa’uul
    • 6.6Fa’eel-Fa’uul
  • 7.Conclusion
  • References
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