The Meanings of Augmentation in the Forms of Triliteral Verbs in the Holy Quran Juz' Amma

(A Morphological, Semantic, and Statistical Study)

Abstract

This research examines a morphological study concerned with the meanings of augmentation in the forms of triliteral verbs in the Holy Qur’an, specifically in Juzʾ ʿAmma as a representative model. It is a morphological, semantic, and statistical study. Research on the Book of Allah, the Holy Qur’an, represents one of the most prominent phenomena in the works and writings of linguists, as the Qur’an constitutes one of the highest and most authoritative sources for inference and deduction, and its benefits are inexhaustible.

The aim of this study is to reveal aspects of the miraculous nature and profound secrets of the Holy Qur’an by highlighting the meanings and semantic implications of augmentation in the forms of triliteral verbs in the surahs of Juzʾ ʿAmma, as well as to demonstrate and affirm the strong and inherent relationship between semantics and morphology.

The study addresses the following main themes: first, the concept of augmentation; second, the letters of augmentation, their purposes, and their effect on meaning; third, the meanings of augmentation in the forms of triliteral verbs; and fourth, an applied study of the meanings of augmentation in the forms of triliteral verbs in the Holy Qur’an in Juzʾ ʿAmma as a representative model, adopting a morphological, semantic, and statistical approach. This is followed by a conclusion presenting the main findings of the study.

The research adopts an analytical statistical methodology based on enumerating the augmented triliteral verb forms in the surahs of Juzʾ ʿAmma and analyzing them through a word-based interpretive approach in order to identify the effect of augmentation on meaning and semantic significance.

The study confirms that augmented triliteral verb forms are constructed through affixation by adding one, two, or three letters. This process represents one of the mechanisms of word formation in the Arabic language and contributes to the diversity of its semantic meanings. The flexibility and aesthetic richness of Arabic are evident in the existence of multiple meanings within a single augmented form, without any deviation from the intended general meaning.