Semantic loss in the holy Qur'an translation with special reference to surah al-WaqiAAa (chapter of the inevitable event)

• Main Authors: Mohamed Abdelaal, Noureldin, Md Rashid, Sabariah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sage Publications 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46257/1/Semantic%20loss%20in%20the%20holy%20Qur%27an%20translation%20with%20special%20reference%20to%20surah%20al-WaqiAAa%20%28chapter%20of%20the%20inevitable%20event%29.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46257/; http://journals.sagepub.com/home/sgoa

Semantic loss, which refers to over-, under-, or mistranslation of a source text (ST), may result in partial or complete loss of meaning in the target text (TT). This phenomenon is prevalent in the translations of an ST, especially translations of the Holy Qur’an due to factors such as the lack of e...