Majda Babiker Ahmed Abdelkarim
Biographic Data
| ID | 9756023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Majda Babiker Ahmed Abdelkarim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Majda Babiker Ahmed |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdelkarim |
| SIGNATURE | ABDELKARIM M B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | King Khalid University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Utilizing Cultural Conceptualizations as a Literary Translation Strategy and Framework in Rendering Arabic Culture-Specific Puns in the Poetry of Ghazi Al-Gosaibi
Translating pun discourse comparatively across languages and cultures is an arduous and challenging task that involves a more than competent level of language proficiency and dexterity. It demands advanced knowledge and apprehension of the cultural origin, social setting, and sociocultural context of the source language and translated language. This study explores cultural conceptualizations as a literary translation strategy in Arabic culture-sp…
Semantic Loss in Some Selected Verses of Sūrat Yā-Sīn: A Comparative Study of Three Trustworthy English Translations
The current study aims to explore semantic loss in three English translations of Sūrat Yā-sīn: one by Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (1996), one by Muhammad A. S. Abdel Haleem (2004), and one by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), and the causes of these losses. The descriptive qualitative approach is utilized due to its adequacy and convenience for examining semantic loss in the Holy Qur’an translation in general and Sū…
Studying Gains and Losses at the Grammatical, Lexical and Stylistic Levels in Three Notable Qur'an Translations From the Context of Translation Theories
This study explores gains and losses at the grammatical, lexical, and stylistic levels in three eminent Qur'an translations from the context of translation theories. It also utilized the descriptive qualitative research method, Hervey and Higgins' (1992) concept of loss, and Nord's (2005) paradigm of textual analysis in the translation. The results implied that losses occur at grammatical, lexical, and stylistic levels due to the imprecision of c…
A Study of the Translatability and Untranslatability of Qur’ānic Arabic Particle laʿalla لَعَلَّ in Some Selected Surahs: A Linguistic Perspective
Theoretically and in practice, the issue of translatability and untranslatability has been a controversial matter in translation studies and translation theories. This study, carried out from a linguistic perspective, examined the translatability and untranslatability of the Qur’ānic Arabic particle laʿalla لَعَلَّ in several surahs, specifically in terms of three renowned translations of the Holy Qur’ān which were sourced from The Qur’ānic Arabi…
Problematicity of Translating Some Selected Arabic Qur'anic Collocations into English: Linguistic, Stylistic, and Cultural Perspectives
Rendering the Arabic Qur'anic collocations into English has always been a burdensome and daunting job. It is ever more problematic than the rendition of any genre. The recent research is a caveat-lector attempt that seeks specifically to investigate the problematicity of translating some selected Qur'anic collocations into English that is from linguistic, stylistic, and cultural perspectives. The findings of the study show some of the selected tr…
A Contrastive Linguistic Study of lexical and Cultural Constraints Met in Translating Qur’an-specific cultural Items into English Showing (Riāa رِئَاءَ) in the Sūrat Nisaa
Even though the translation of the meanings of The Holy Qur’an into English has obtained great importance in the last few years, there is a dearth of studies conducted on the topic of lexical and cultural constraints in the translation of Qur’an-specific cultural items. Hence, the current study was carried out to probe lexical and cultural constraints met by the translators of the Holy Quran in translating the Qur’an-specific cultural items into …
Cultural and Lexical Challenges Faced in Translating Some Selected Verses of Surat Maryam into English: A Thematic Comparative Review
Translating the Arabic Qur’anic cultural and lexical expression into English has always been a strenuous and complicated task. It is ever more problematic than the translation of any genre. The recent study is a caveat-lector endeavor especially to scrutinize cultural and lexical challenges faced in translating some selected verses of Surat Maryam into English and their rendering losses. The foremost significance of this study is how the three se…
Probing the Meaning Loss in the Translation of Arabic Qur’ānic Connotative Words Into English: A Linguistic Semantic Perspective
Linguistic, cultural, and lexical knowledge is essential when rendering the Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English. The existing renderings show that the translation of Arabic Qur’ānic connotative meaning is an arduous task and presents sometimes insurmountable challenges. This study endeavored to probe the meaning loss in the translation of some selected Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English that is from linguistic and semantic …
Underlying Linguistic Problems Experienced by Translators in Translating the Qurʾānic Arabic l-ḥazana' الْحَزَن Words Into English: A Comparative Study
In this study, the researchers aimed to investigate the underlying linguistic problems experienced by three notable translators: Abdel Haleem (2004), Khan and AL-Hilali (1996), and Pickthall (1930) when rendering the Qurʾānic الْحَزَن l-ḥazana' words into English, and to identify the types of semantic loss produced by their renderings. Corpus-based research was conducted as the study examined three renditions of the Holy Qur’an that were sourced …
Teaching-Related Use of Social Media Among Saudi EFL Teachers: Revisiting the Innovative Technology
The spread of social media such as Facebook, Thaser, and YouTube has demonstrated the need to incorporate them into the educational setting to cope with the abrupt changes in the tech-savvy new generation's interactions with the network. Hence the current study purports to explore the social media tools utilized by Saudi EFL teachers. This study used a random sampling technique, about 88 participants were selected randomly from all schools in the…
Semantic and Stylistic Problems Encountered in Translating Qur'anic Digression “Iltifât” into English: A Contrastive Linguistic Study
This research paper aims to explore the digression ''Iltifât'' as one of the effective rhetorical devices used generally in the language of the Holy Quran. The purposive sample of the study was selected randomly from Qur’anic verses containing Iltifāt or digression and their renditions by three translators, namely, Abdel Haleem, Khan Hilali, and Pickthall. The study's findings revealed that the translations of the three translators adopted severa…
The Linguo-stylistic Problems Faced in Translating the Meaning of “Fitrah” in the Holy Quran into English
This paper primarily explored the linguo-stylistic problems faced in translating the meaning of Fitrah'' in the Holy Quran into English. The key significance of this study is how the translators attempted to tackle linguo-stylistic problems when rendering the implication of Quranic lexeme Fitrah'' into English. The main question of this study is: what are the linguistic and stylistic problems that the translators of the Holy Quran meet while tran…
Rhetorical Loss in Translating Qur'anic Similes into English: A Comparative Stylistic Analytical Study
The present research paper aims to examine through comparative stylistic analysis some rhetorical loss in translating Qur'anic similes into English that is in the work of Mohammed. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Mohammed. M Pickthall and Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Taj Al-Din Al-Hilali. Translating the Qur'anic similes into English creates a major area of difficulty and poses a momentous challenge for translators and interpreters of the Holy Quran for variou…
Morphosyntactic Problems Encountered in Translating some Selected Longest Qur’ānic Words into English: A New Linguistic Approach
The present research paper aims to study the morphosyntactic problems encountered by the translators of the meaning of the Holy Qur'an whilst rendering the Quranic longest words into English, specifically in the work of Mohammed. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Mohammed. M Pickthall and Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Taj Al-Din Al-Hilali. Also, the study aims to identify the translation strategies adopted by the three translators in rendering the Quranic longest…
Exploring Morphosyntax-related Semantic and Pragmatic Dimension Losses in Three English Translations of the Meanings of Sūrah AlKahf: A Comparative Pragmalinguistic Analytical Study
The current research paper explores some morphosyntax-related semantic and pragmatic dimension losses in three English translations of the meanings of Sūrah AlKahf of Mohammed A.S Abdel- Hakeem, Mohammed M. Pickthall, and Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Taj Al-Din Al-Hilai . Also, the study aims at probing the reasons that lead to these semantic and pragmatic losses, either partial or complete. The two researchers utilized the qualitative descriptive …
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Exploring Morphosyntax-related Semantic and Pragmatic Dimension Losses in Three English Translations of the Meanings of Sūrah AlKahf: A Comparative Pragmalinguistic Analytical Study
The current research paper explores some morphosyntax-related semantic and pragmatic dimension losses in three English translations of the meanings of Sūrah AlKahf of Mohammed A.S Abdel- Hakeem, Mohammed M. Pickthall, and Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Taj Al-Din Al-Hilai . Also, the study aims at probing the reasons that lead to these semantic and pragmatic losses, either partial or complete. The two researchers utilized the qualitative descriptive …
Semantic and Stylistic Problems Encountered in Translating Qur'anic Digression “Iltifât” into English: A Contrastive Linguistic Study
This research paper aims to explore the digression ''Iltifât'' as one of the effective rhetorical devices used generally in the language of the Holy Quran. The purposive sample of the study was selected randomly from Qur’anic verses containing Iltifāt or digression and their renditions by three translators, namely, Abdel Haleem, Khan Hilali, and Pickthall. The study's findings revealed that the translations of the three translators adopted severa…
The Linguo-stylistic Problems Faced in Translating the Meaning of “Fitrah” in the Holy Quran into English
This paper primarily explored the linguo-stylistic problems faced in translating the meaning of Fitrah'' in the Holy Quran into English. The key significance of this study is how the translators attempted to tackle linguo-stylistic problems when rendering the implication of Quranic lexeme Fitrah'' into English. The main question of this study is: what are the linguistic and stylistic problems that the translators of the Holy Quran meet while tran…
Rhetorical Loss in Translating Qur'anic Similes into English: A Comparative Stylistic Analytical Study
The present research paper aims to examine through comparative stylistic analysis some rhetorical loss in translating Qur'anic similes into English that is in the work of Mohammed. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Mohammed. M Pickthall and Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Taj Al-Din Al-Hilali. Translating the Qur'anic similes into English creates a major area of difficulty and poses a momentous challenge for translators and interpreters of the Holy Quran for variou…
Morphosyntactic Problems Encountered in Translating some Selected Longest Qur’ānic Words into English: A New Linguistic Approach
The present research paper aims to study the morphosyntactic problems encountered by the translators of the meaning of the Holy Qur'an whilst rendering the Quranic longest words into English, specifically in the work of Mohammed. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Mohammed. M Pickthall and Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Taj Al-Din Al-Hilali. Also, the study aims to identify the translation strategies adopted by the three translators in rendering the Quranic longest…
Problematicity of Translating Some Selected Arabic Qur'anic Collocations into English: Linguistic, Stylistic, and Cultural Perspectives
Rendering the Arabic Qur'anic collocations into English has always been a burdensome and daunting job. It is ever more problematic than the rendition of any genre. The recent research is a caveat-lector attempt that seeks specifically to investigate the problematicity of translating some selected Qur'anic collocations into English that is from linguistic, stylistic, and cultural perspectives. The findings of the study show some of the selected tr…
A Contrastive Linguistic Study of lexical and Cultural Constraints Met in Translating Qur’an-specific cultural Items into English Showing (Riāa رِئَاءَ) in the Sūrat Nisaa
Even though the translation of the meanings of The Holy Qur’an into English has obtained great importance in the last few years, there is a dearth of studies conducted on the topic of lexical and cultural constraints in the translation of Qur’an-specific cultural items. Hence, the current study was carried out to probe lexical and cultural constraints met by the translators of the Holy Quran in translating the Qur’an-specific cultural items into …
Cultural and Lexical Challenges Faced in Translating Some Selected Verses of Surat Maryam into English: A Thematic Comparative Review
Translating the Arabic Qur’anic cultural and lexical expression into English has always been a strenuous and complicated task. It is ever more problematic than the translation of any genre. The recent study is a caveat-lector endeavor especially to scrutinize cultural and lexical challenges faced in translating some selected verses of Surat Maryam into English and their rendering losses. The foremost significance of this study is how the three se…
Probing the Meaning Loss in the Translation of Arabic Qur’ānic Connotative Words Into English: A Linguistic Semantic Perspective
Linguistic, cultural, and lexical knowledge is essential when rendering the Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English. The existing renderings show that the translation of Arabic Qur’ānic connotative meaning is an arduous task and presents sometimes insurmountable challenges. This study endeavored to probe the meaning loss in the translation of some selected Arabic Qur’ānic connotative words into English that is from linguistic and semantic …
Underlying Linguistic Problems Experienced by Translators in Translating the Qurʾānic Arabic l-ḥazana' الْحَزَن Words Into English: A Comparative Study
In this study, the researchers aimed to investigate the underlying linguistic problems experienced by three notable translators: Abdel Haleem (2004), Khan and AL-Hilali (1996), and Pickthall (1930) when rendering the Qurʾānic الْحَزَن l-ḥazana' words into English, and to identify the types of semantic loss produced by their renderings. Corpus-based research was conducted as the study examined three renditions of the Holy Qur’an that were sourced …
Teaching-Related Use of Social Media Among Saudi EFL Teachers: Revisiting the Innovative Technology
The spread of social media such as Facebook, Thaser, and YouTube has demonstrated the need to incorporate them into the educational setting to cope with the abrupt changes in the tech-savvy new generation's interactions with the network. Hence the current study purports to explore the social media tools utilized by Saudi EFL teachers. This study used a random sampling technique, about 88 participants were selected randomly from all schools in the…
A Study of the Translatability and Untranslatability of Qur’ānic Arabic Particle laʿalla لَعَلَّ in Some Selected Surahs: A Linguistic Perspective
Theoretically and in practice, the issue of translatability and untranslatability has been a controversial matter in translation studies and translation theories. This study, carried out from a linguistic perspective, examined the translatability and untranslatability of the Qur’ānic Arabic particle laʿalla لَعَلَّ in several surahs, specifically in terms of three renowned translations of the Holy Qur’ān which were sourced from The Qur’ānic Arabi…
Utilizing Cultural Conceptualizations as a Literary Translation Strategy and Framework in Rendering Arabic Culture-Specific Puns in the Poetry of Ghazi Al-Gosaibi
Translating pun discourse comparatively across languages and cultures is an arduous and challenging task that involves a more than competent level of language proficiency and dexterity. It demands advanced knowledge and apprehension of the cultural origin, social setting, and sociocultural context of the source language and translated language. This study explores cultural conceptualizations as a literary translation strategy in Arabic culture-sp…
Semantic Loss in Some Selected Verses of Sūrat Yā-Sīn: A Comparative Study of Three Trustworthy English Translations
The current study aims to explore semantic loss in three English translations of Sūrat Yā-sīn: one by Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan (1996), one by Muhammad A. S. Abdel Haleem (2004), and one by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), and the causes of these losses. The descriptive qualitative approach is utilized due to its adequacy and convenience for examining semantic loss in the Holy Qur’an translation in general and Sū…
Studying Gains and Losses at the Grammatical, Lexical and Stylistic Levels in Three Notable Qur'an Translations From the Context of Translation Theories
This study explores gains and losses at the grammatical, lexical, and stylistic levels in three eminent Qur'an translations from the context of translation theories. It also utilized the descriptive qualitative research method, Hervey and Higgins' (1992) concept of loss, and Nord's (2005) paradigm of textual analysis in the translation. The results implied that losses occur at grammatical, lexical, and stylistic levels due to the imprecision of c…
Linguistics (14 works) · Philosophy (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (11 works) · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (8 works) · Artificial Intelligence (7 works) · Source text (7 works) · Arabic (6 works) · Literal translation (6 works)