The Notion "Weapon" in Arabic Idioms: Characterization of Persons and Objects

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  • Ludmila Torlakova

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https://doi.org/10.5617/jais.4604

Abstract

The present study is a sequel to an investigation published in volume 8 (2008) of this Journal that discussed a group of Arabic idioms that have as at least one of their components a word denoting a weapon and that describe situations or behavior. Here weaponry idioms denoting characteristics and features of people and objects are examined in order to understand their semantic structure and motivation. Since the majority of the idioms studied have been collected from dictionaries, an attempt is made to present an assessment of their current use in Modern Standard Arabic based on Internet sources.

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Torlakova, L. (2017). The Notion "Weapon" in Arabic Idioms: Characterization of Persons and Objects. Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, 10, 119–145. https://doi.org/10.5617/jais.4604

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