Article
The Main Characteristics of Arabic Borrowed Words in Bahasa Melayu
AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies
(2018)
Abstract
Bahasa Melayu (Malaysian Language) like other languages has borrowed a number of words from other languages. This paper presents a study of Arabic borrowed words in Bahasa Melayu. It illustrates the main characteristics of the Arabic borrowed words: nouns of different types, adjectives, astrology, sciences, finance, trade, commerce, religious words and daily expressions. The researcher brought together ten categories of loan words (in three languages, Malay, Arabic and English). In conclusion, the researcher finds out that the main stream of Arabic borrowed words in Bahasa Melayu is due to the large influence of Islam. This study will provide the groundwork for further researches which will lead to enrich the linguistics and Islamic studies.
Keywords
- Arabic,
- Bahasa Melayu,
- borrowed words,
- Glorious Qur’an,
- influence of Islam,
- Malay
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall October 15, 2018
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol2no4.18
Citation Information
Khairi O. Al-Zubaidi. "The Main Characteristics of Arabic Borrowed Words in Bahasa Melayu" AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies Vol. 2 Iss. 4 (2018) ISSN: 2550-1542 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/awejfortranslation-literarystudies/108/