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Vol. 19:2 (2021) ► pp.148–163

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

| Arab Open University
| Sohar University
| Palestine Ahliya University

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.

Keywords: hyperbole, morphological shift, quality, Quran, strategy, translation
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
Published online: 19 January 2022
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