Existence of Arabicization Methods for Naturalising Contemporary Technical Vocabularies into the Arabic Language

Alif Cahya  Setiyadi; Anhar  Anhar; Heru Saiful  Anwar

doi:10.31849/reila.v4i3.9369

Alif Cahya Setiyadi Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia
Anhar Anhar Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia
Heru Saiful Anwar Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31849/reila.v4i3.9369

Abstract

This research aims at studying Arabicization methods to provide counter knowledge for the overuse of transliterated terms and the abundance of Arabic equivalents for a technical term. It further promotes precise methods on how to Arabicize foreign words in the proper way. For this reason, this qualitative research focuses on studying Arabicization methods in traditional and modern Arabic traditions. The data are collected from several Arabic books, journals, and Arabic language academy reports. For the analysis, the inductive analysis approach is mainly employed to drive the general pattern of Arabicization’s methods through interpretation made from the previous discourse on Arabicization. The research concludes that the conventional vocabulary expanding techniques, including al-ishtiqāq, al-tarjamah, al-qiyās, al-naḥt, and al-majāz, are supposedly less effective and inefficient, while al-dakhīl brings only a few advantages but situating the Arabic language contaminated with numerous peculiar terms. Hence, the four methods of Arabicisation, which involve phonetical naturalisation, morphological naturalisation, filtering, and hybrid Arabicization, are fully considered precise methods. These methods play a crucial role in generating new Arabic technical-technological vocabularies that are mainly a product of the West with all its steps. Arabicisation provides more steps of naturalisation properties that arguably can be the best way to accommodate neologism.

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Author Biographies

Alif Cahya Setiyadi, Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia

Alif Cahya Setiyadi is interdisciplinary researcher and third year PhD student in the Department of Oriental Studies, Faculty of History, Art, and Oriental Studies at Leipzig University Germany. He obtained his BA in Arabic Teaching, UNIDA Gontor and MA degree in Arabic language, Middle East Studies, Department of Cross Religion and Culture Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada. He currently works as a lecturer at the Arabic teaching Department, Faculty of Education, University of Darussalam Gontor, Indonesia.

Anhar Anhar , Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia

Anhar is a researcher on Arabic Language Field, also an Arabic language trainer at the Center for Training and Education, University of Darussalam Gontor. He currently a master candidate on Arabic Language Teaching Department, University of Darussalam Gontor.

Heru Saiful Anwar , Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia

Heru Saiful Anwar is a lecturer in University of Darussalam Gontor. He is also a researcher on the discussion of Islamic studies, and Tafsir and Arabic language of Al-Qur'an. He currently a PhD Student at the University of Darussalam Gontor, Indonesia.

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