The rule of manipulating foreign names, an analytical study

Abstract

We can say that some of the phenomena observed by previous scholars possess vitality and an effective influence in evaluating our modern linguistic thought, especially if we take into consideration the practical value of such phenomena or rules. Among these rules is what the scholar Ibn Jinni (d. 392 AH) pointed out regarding the ability of the Arabic language to deal phonetically and morphologically with Arabic and foreign words, and he called it (manipulation).

Scholars have explained the manipulation of the Arabic language's transformative capabilities in dealing with some words phonetically and morphologically, and most of their explanation is the frequent use of these words to the point where confusion and error are impossible.

The true value of this rule lies in the fact that it gives us the ability to deal with foreign names in a wide range of phonetic and morphological changes, which allows language academies the ability to translate foreign names with complete freedom.