Meanings of near-synonyms and their translation issues in the Holy Qur'ān

• Main Authors: Abdul-Qader Khaleel Mohammed Abdul-Ghafour,, Norsimah Mat Awal,, Intan Safinaz Zainudin,, Ashinida Aladdin,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11781/1/17938-63597-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11781/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1043

The Holy Qur'ān includes near-synonyms which have seemingly similar meanings but convey different meanings upon deeper analysis of the semantic constituents of these words. Such near-synonyms usually pose a challenge that often presents itself to the translators of the Holy Qur'ān. This st...