Abstract
This article analyzes the concept of tadmin, or semantic incorporation, in Arabic linguistic and grammatical thought. It first reviews how classical grammarians understood tadmin as a mechanism through which a verb, particle, or construction carries an additional meaning or behaves syntactically like another expression. The study then examines the relations between tadmin, substitution, metaphorical extension, analogy, and syntactic interpretation, drawing on examples from traditional Arabic grammar and Qur’anic exegesis. It highlights the disagreements among grammarians concerning whether such usages should be explained through analogy, semantic expansion, or exceptional construction. The article shows that tadmin is not merely a formal grammatical issue, but a key concept for understanding semantic generation, syntactic flexibility, and the interaction between meaning and structure in Arabic.
Recommended Citation
Ghalim, Mohammed
(1991)
"On Semantic Incorporation,"
Bouhout: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 13.
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https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/bouhout/vol4/iss1/13