Using the Words HEAD, HEART and HAND in Arabic Idioms and How to Render their Meanings into English

Ibtehaj Mohamed Akhorsheda
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Ibtehaj Mohamed Akhorsheda: Mutah University, Jordan

Journal of Social Sciences (COES&RJ-JSS), 2021, vol. 10, issue 1, 139-149

Abstract: Translation is the process of rendering a unit from one language (Source Language) into another (Target Language). When it comes to idioms (fixed expressions consisting of two words or more giving a meaning different from the meaning of the individual words), the translators are going to face a number of troubles. This study focuses on translating the Arabic idioms that contain the words HEAD, HEART or HHAND. The methodology of this study is based on a number of statements collected verbally or through written texts and expressing the meaning by paraphrasing them. The results show that none of the Arabic idioms used in this study have equivalences in English language and so, what is shown are the paraphrased meaning for each.

Keywords: translation; idiom; paraphrasing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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