A Phonetic, Morphological and Semantic Analysis of Arabic Words in Malay

Authors

  • Arif Karkhi Abukhudairi Brunei Institute of Islamic Studies, Brunei Darussalam

Keywords:

loanwords;, Malay loanwords;, Arabic loanwords

Abstract

This study considers ‘loanwords’, as  a universal phenomenon, as there is no language which does not borrow lexical items from other languages either to adopt new concepts or to enrich, increase and develop its vocabulary. Arabic loanwords in Malay have been subjugated to various kinds of change in conformity with the phonetic and morphological system of the Malay language. Exposed to so many Malay features, Arabic words have been greatly removed from their origin. Moreover, the Malay's adoption of the Latin script in the 1960's helped to further change the spelling of the words. This development has contributed to the phonetic corruption of the words and the distortion of their pronunciation. 

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Published

2017-07-07

How to Cite

Abukhudairi, A. K. (2017). A Phonetic, Morphological and Semantic Analysis of Arabic Words in Malay. Journal of Modern Languages, 9(1), 95–103. Retrieved from http://mojes.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3866