Exclamation in English and Arabic: a contrastive Study dr. Nadia Amin Hasan
- The use of verbs of praise and blame
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| 9- The use of verbs of praise and blame particularly 'ne
؟ma' and 'be?sa' are also used to exclaim in particular contexts. In the Qur'an we have Wa be?sa al-wirdu l-mawruud (Qur'an: 11- 98) And miserable is the herding to be herded! (Ghali, 2008: 233) It is stated in the Qur'an that the pharaoh will take his followers to hell. Then the Qur'an comments with the above verse. 'Oh! The worst place ever! Fa-ne ؟ma ?ajr-u l - ؟amil-iin (Qur'an : 39- 74) So how favourable is the reward of the good doers! (Ghali, 2008: 466) When believers are ordered to paradise, they exclaim: oh! how great our reward is! fa-?iza nazala bi- saħati- him fa-saa?a sabahu l- munza-riin (Qur'an: 37- 177) So when it comes down in their courtyard, then how odious will be the morning of them that are constantly warned. (Ghali, 2008: 452) How worse that morning is when they are awakened to the ever-lasting punishment of God. It is the worst morning ever! Many verbs are used in the imperative to mark great surprise and amazement in particular context. When the Jini are sent by God to listen to the Qur'an, they are stunned by its rhetoric and greatness and they order one another: Hark! The Qur'an says: Fa-lamma hadaro uh qal-u ?nsetu (Qur'an: 46- 29) As soon as they were in its presence they said: Hearken! (Ghali, 2008: 506) They listen until the prophet finishes. Then, they run away to their people to warn them against God's anger if they remain disbelievers. The Qur'an says: Fa-lamma Qudy-ya wall-au ?ila qawm-i-him Munzer-iin (Qur'an: 46- 29) Then as soon as it finished, they turned back to their people, constantly warning. (Ghali, 2008: 506) An emphasis enough that their running away is an expression of their surprise over what they have heard is their statement in sura al-jin Inna same ؟na qura'an-an ؟ajaba (Qur'an: 72- 1) Surely we have heard a wonderous Qur'an. (Ghali, 2008: 572) 10-Some particular constructions are used to conjure up some exclamatory meanings like wa law tara meaning there is nothing like this you will ever see or hear! Wa-law tara iz faze ؟-u fa-la fawt (34: 51) And if you could see them as they get alarmed: so there is no eluding. (Ghali, 2008: 434) What is observed here is that it is a conditional sentence without its apodosis. Ašša ؟rawy, in his interpretation of the Qur'an, states that the then clause of this conditional sentence is dispensed with because it is implied. The meaning indicated is 'if you behold them, Muhammad, when they are in such a fright on the Day of Judgment, you will see something extraordinarily astonishing that will comfort your heart. They will be punished in return for their blasphemy and disbelief. O behold them! How frightened they are when they hear the call for resurrection from which there is no escape! Wa-law tara iz eðalim-uun mauquf-uun ؟end-a rabb-i-him yarje؟u badihim ?ila ba؟din el-qawl (34: 31) And if you could see as the unjust ones are being made to stand in the reckoning of their Lord, bandying argument the one against the other! (Ghali, 2008:431) O behold them! When they are brought over on the Day of Judgement and they stand in front of God helpless and unaided casting the blame on one another! International journal of Science Commerce and Humanities Volume No 2 No 2 February 2014 189 11- Same as English, exclamation can be expressed by interjections which 'are called by the Arabs sounds or tones.' [Wright 1964: 294- vol. I]. They also co-occur with exclamations. Some of the interjections used in the Qur'an in an emotive sense and which have a verbal force are: tải về 250.88 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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