Egy látszólagos paradoxon: a kereszténység fogalmainak arab szókészlete a máltai nyelvben

The Arab substratum of the words related to the fundamental cults of Christianity obviously reflect Arab origin. In spite of the Western rapprochement of the archipelago's population since the Norman invasion of the islands, the Maltese lexicon of Christianity's major concepts and rites ha...

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Published in:Argumentum 2021-01, Vol.17, p.878-894
Main Author: Iványi, Márton Pál
Format: Article
Language:Hungarian
Subjects:
Arabic language
Christianity
Islam
Italian language
Language history
Lexicon
Maltese
Religion
Religious language
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Summary:The Arab substratum of the words related to the fundamental cults of Christianity obviously reflect Arab origin. In spite of the Western rapprochement of the archipelago's population since the Norman invasion of the islands, the Maltese lexicon of Christianity's major concepts and rites has not changed significantly, while more complex and abstract terms have been adopted predominantly, although far from exclusively, from Indoeuropean (Sicilian/Italian) languages. This paper offers an overview of relevant historical and linguistic processes, highlighting some of the current hypotheses concerning the history of religions of Malta, juxtaposing a number of lexemes with their Modern Standard Arabic equivalents and Maghrebi dialectal variations. In addition, it is pointed out that relevant lexicon can be classified in a number of categories, such as: major metaphysical concepts, references of church institutions, words of religious practices, feasts, church tools and lexemes covering social life arguably inspired by either Christian or Muslim religion.
ISSN:1787-3606
1787-3606
DOI:10.34103/ARGUMENTUM/2021/49