Systematising the Microstructure of a Modern Dictionary of the Arabic Language

Olzhas Mirzakhanovich Shayakhmetov; Gulim Yesengaliyevna Imasheva; Aliy Raufovich Almukhametov; Rashid Srazhovich Mukhitdinov; Yktiyar Paltore

doi:10.20896/saci.v6i2.340

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018)
Space and Culture, India

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Systematising the Microstructure of a Modern Dictionary of the Arabic Language

Published 2018-07-10

Olzhas Mirzakhanovich Shayakhmetov
Gulim Yesengaliyevna Imasheva
Aliy Raufovich Almukhametov
Rashid Srazhovich Mukhitdinov
Yktiyar Paltore

Olzhas Mirzakhanovich Shayakhmetov
University of Nur-Mubarak, Al-Farabi Ave, 73, Almaty, 050060, Kazakhstan

Gulim Yesengaliyevna Imasheva
University of Nur-Mubarak, Al-Farabi Ave, 73, Almaty, 050060, Kazakhstan

Aliy Raufovich Almukhametov
University of Nur-Mubarak, Al-Farabi Ave, 73, Almaty, 050060, Kazakhstan

Rashid Srazhovich Mukhitdinov
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Ave, 73, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan

Yktiyar Paltore
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Ave, 73, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan

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Shayakhmetov, O.M. (trans.) (2018) “Systematising the Microstructure of a Modern Dictionary of the Arabic Language”, Space and Culture, India, 6(2), pp. 34–45. doi:10.20896/saci.v6i2.340.

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Abstract

This article is concerned with studying the influence of conservatism on the modern Arabic lexicography, namely the structure of its dictionary entries and interpretation methods. "The Large Arabic Dictionary" of the Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo has been chosen as the object of research since lexicographers regard it as the newest stage in the centuries-long evolution of the Arabic lexicography. Based on "The Large Arabic Dictionary", the comparative analysis touches upon the peculiarities of a modern general purpose dictionary of the Arabic language, definitions, methods of recording primary and derived verbs, and types of supporting data. The consistency between modern dictionaries of the Arabic language and their classical, medieval counterparts is analysed with regard to methods of organisation and interpretation. Omissions made by medieval lexicographers due to complex definitions and unsystematised dictionary entries are critically examined.

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Lexicography, General purpose Dictionary, Definition, Supporting data, Academy of the Arabic Language

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