The English Translation of ‘WA’ in Quranic Text: The Semantic Function of Arabic ‘WA’ in Quranic Text

Alsbagh, Yassir Ahmed; Abdullah, Imran Ho

ISBN 10: 3659115002 / ISBN 13: 9783659115004

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The English Translation of ?WA? in Quranic Text: The Semantic Function of Arabic ?WA? in Quranic Text
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659115002
• ISBN 13: 9783659115004
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This study investigates the Arabic conjunction ‘wa’ and how it is translated into English. Firstly, it aims to examine the conjunctive relations posed by each ‘wa’ found in surah Yasin and how they are translated in the surah. It then tries to assess the semantic functions of these ‘wa’ and whether the English translations match with the meaning in the source text. It was found that the semantic function of ‘wa’ when translated to English is not always direct (one-to- one or ‘wa’ = ‘and’) rather ‘wa’ can translates into nothing/ zero, or it may be replaced by other conjunctions and prepositions such as ‘by’, however’, while etc. The study also reveals two additional semantic functions of ‘wa’ which have not been stated before, namely; denying ‘wa’ (wa + ma, or wa + la), and conditional ‘wa’ (wa + Law).

About the Author

1- 2001-2005: Bsc in English of Art From Al-Turath University, Baghdad,Iraq. 2- 2007-2009: Master of Business Administration in Marketing, University Of Ballarat, Malaysia. 3- 2009- 2012: Master in English Language from University National Malaysia, Malaysia.