Taghlib in Arabic Language
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Günday, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şener Şahin, Lect. Dr. Fadime Kavak
Abstract
Taghlib is a method Arabs use in both verse and prose, including Quran and hadith; it means to prefer one over
another among two interrelated things. Taghlib comprises versions such as preference of masculine to feminine,
second person singular to third person regular, the rational to irrational, majority to minority, particular to
general, and the common to the uncommon. Besides, there are words that consist of preference of a wording over
another, and formed via rendering the word dual. In hereby study, we will treat such words in the light of several
examples of verse and prose.
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