Names of Camels and Their Attributes in the Jeem Dictionary of Al-Shaibani (d. 206 AH): A Morphological and Semantic Study

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate the semantic expansion in the names of camels and their attributes, as they differed, multiplied and diversified according to time, place and dialects. Their mention in the Holy Quran was indicative of the Arabs' interest in them, as they were mentioned with synonymous names that differed according to the situation in which they were mentioned. Sometimes they were mentioned using the word camel, sometimes with the word Alear (camel), and sometimes with the word she-camel. Linking the morphological study to the words of their names and attributes is one of the topics that enrich the linguistic study. That is because it links linguistic words and their morphological structures, and also to have knowledge on what happens to their internal structure of addition, deletion, or derivation and other morphological issues. The discussion in this study was on the Jeem dictionary under the title: “Names of Camels and Their Attributes in the Jeem Dictionary of Al-Shaibani (d. 206 AH): A Morphological and Semantic Study”. The study commenced with the morphological form according to the chapters of morphology and its known divisions. Then every word of camel was presented, whether a noun or an adjective in the Jeem dictionary, and arranged those words into sections according to their morphological structure. This study adopted the descriptive method as the names of camels and their attributes did not come in all chapters of morphology. This study was divided after its introduction into three sections: The first section covered what was mentioned about camel names and their attributes according to the weight of the triliteral, quadriliteral and quintiliteral structures. The second section covered what was mentioned about camel names and their attributes according to the weight of the sources and derivative structures. The third section covered what was mentioned about camel names and their attributes according to the weight of the structures of the plurals of abundance and the ultimate plurals. The current study concluded with a conclusion that included the most important results.