Semantics and Assessment of the Translation of the ‎Word “AGHL” in The Hplly Quran

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 PhD student in Arabic Translation Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.‎

2 Associate Professor, Arabic Language and Literature Department, University of Tehran, ‎Tehran, Iran. ‎

Abstract

The discovery of the meaning of the word of the Holy Qur'an, translating and evaluating the translation of the single word of this text as its fundamental units, has always been a challenge for researchers in the field of translation studies and translators of the Holy Qur'an. The semantics knowledge which is responsible for the scientific study of meaning can help the translators for this issue. The semantics of the Qur'anic vocabulary and the selection of related equivalent semantic in the target language (here Farsi and English) and is necessary to translate this holy text based on meaning. The word AGHL is a key word in the Qur'anic text, which is only used in the way of Praise and homage and hence the discovery of its meaning with the aim of assessing the process of choosing an equivalent in translation is very important. And AGHL is also an Arabic word that is used in Persian as a borrower (involved). Hence, in Persian translations, it has been used either in the same form, returned or words such as thought and AGHL have been used as equivalent to it; But AGHL in Qur'anic usage refers to the practical dimension and the central sense of AGHL, meaning imprisonment and emulsion Although many Persian and English translations of the Qur'an have used Equivalents such as wisdom and thinking (Reason, studied, comprehend, understood) While the same equivalents for other vocabulary which have clear meaning difference with the word AGHL such as (عۡلَمُونَ، تَذَکَّرُونَ، تَفۡقَهُونَ، ٱلۡحِکۡمَةَ، ذُو مِرَّة، سُلۡطَٰن مُّبِین) are also chosen Which do not have the necessary semantic precision and elegance. This research is based on a descriptive method with regard to the ability to include the theoretical dimensions of the problem and an analytical method for comparative issues to obtain a more accurate assessment of this term, proportional to its Quranic implication.

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Quran and Hadith Studies‎
Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 31
September 2022
Pages 277-303

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