Title: Linguistic Usage Attributed to Countries in "Taj al-‘Arus": A Study of Auto-Antonymy and Polysemy as a Model.

Document Type : Original Article

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Department: Arabic Language, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The "Tāj al-‘Arūs" dictionary is an encyclopedic lexicon that extensively explores linguistic usages attributed to different countries, including words where a single term can express multiple meanings. These meanings may either reflect two opposing meaning, known as auto-antonymy (where a single word has contradictory meanings), or encompass multiple related meanings, a phenomenon referred to as polysemy. In such cases, context is what determines the intended meaning.
This study aims to demonstrate the breadth of the Arabic language, its rich vocabulary, and the diversity of its meanings, particularly through linguistic usages attributed to different regions as recorded in the "Tāj al-‘Arūs" lexicon.
The research outlines the definitions of auto-antonymy and polysemy, discusses scholars' perspectives on these linguistic phenomena, and explores the factors behind their emergence. It then examines several terms exhibiting auto-antonymy, such as "al-Qur’" (which can mean both menstruation and its cessation) and "al-Sudfa" (which can mean both light and darkness), as well as polysemous words like "al-Duqqa", al-Kubba "and "al-Hawsh". The study also compiles words exhibiting auto-antonymy and polysemy from "Tāj al-‘Arūs," focusing specifically on those attributed to various regions.
The study concludes with a summary of findings, recommendations for future research, and a comprehensive list of sources and references.

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