"Arabized and Borrowed Terms in the Jurisprudence of Language and the Secrets of Arabic by Al-Tha'alibi (d. 429 AH)"

Abstract

In this research, I examined the phenomenon of linguistic borrowing, which was referred to by linguistic scholars as "Arabized and foreign words." I defined the scope of my study within a linguistic text considered one of the prominent Arabic dictionaries, despite its small size. It contains linguistic material that enriches the reader and saves them from extensive searching through various dictionaries. This text is the book (Fiqh al-Lughah wa Sirr al-Arabiyyah) by Imam Al-Tha'alibi (died 429 AH). This book is regarded as one of the earliest dictionaries of meanings in the Arabic language. In this study, I focused on the first part of the book, (Fiqh al-Lughah), due to its relevance to the methodology and subject of the research.In my research, I followed the lexicographical approach in presenting the Arabized words found in Fiqh al-Lughah by Al-Tha'alibi. I arranged them according to the alphabetical order of the dictionary, starting with the first letter of the word and then proceeding to the subsequent letters until the end of the word.