Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

التعجب والتعجيب

English translation:

The expression of exclamation / interjection

Added to glossary by Khalid W
Nov 6, 2011 18:03
12 yrs ago
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Arabic term

التعجب والتعجيب

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
This is from a brief bio of a participant in a literary symposium, so unfortunately this is the only context I have.

موضوع الاطروحة عن فكرة التعجب
والتعجيب في النقد الأدبي العربي القديم

Thanks!

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The expression of exclamation / interjection

The term is a special grammatical formation in Arabic. It is used of exclamation an interjection as described in the following quotation.

"Expressing exclamation in Arabic is done using a special style called (أسلوب التعجب). The particle used in this style is (ما), and it should be followed by the form (أفعل) of the appropriate adjective, e.g.
الشارع واسع.
“The street is wide.”
ما أوسع الشارع!
“How wide the street is!”
It should be noted that the (أفعل) form does not change whether the subject is masculine, feminine or plural.
البنت جميلة.
“The girl is beautiful.”
ما أجمل البنت!
“How beautiful the girl is!”
العرب كرماء.
“The Arabs are generous.”
ما أكرم العرب!"

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But when the term comes in Quranic sacred texts in Quran, interpreters prefer to use tajeeb instead of ta'ajab to avoid attributing exclamation and interjection to Allah as in the following quotation.

شرح الاستفهام المستعمل في التعجُّب أو التعجيب:
ويُسَمَّى اسْتِفْهَاماً تَعْجُبيّاً حين يَكونُ صَادِراً مِنْ متعجِّبٍ فعلاً، ويُسَمَّى اسْتِفْهَاماً تَعْجِيبيّاً حينَ يكونُ الغرض من إيراده إثارَةَ الْعَجَب عنْد مَنْ يخاطَبُ بهِ أو يتلقَّاهُ، منه ما يكون صادراً عن الله عزّ وجلّ، إذْ ليْسَ صفاتِهِ سبحانه أن يتعجَّب تَعَجُّبَ استِغْرابٍ واستبعاد، نظراً إلى سابقٍ علمه تعالى بكلّ ما يحدُثُ منْ عباده قبْلَ حدوثه، وعِلْمِهِ بخلقِه وَصفاتِهِمْ وخصائصهم النّفسية والسلوكيّة.

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