Diminutive Structures and their Connotations in the Dictionary of Al-Abab Al-Zakher and Al-Lubab Al-Fakher

Abstract

Language is considered one of the cultural manifestations of nations. Their civilizations are measured by the strength of their languages, and the extent to which that language absorbs what human thought produces in the various sciences, especially linguistic and literary ones. It is constant that nations’ scholars witness special care for their languages in order to preserve them, advance them, and rid them of anything that taints or disturbs them. It has been preserved throughout the ages, and Arabic has had its faithful guards and has received a great deal of care, because of the sanctity it carries in the souls of its children, due to its direct connection to the Holy Qur’an.