Arabization of Information and Communication Technology Terms in Mu‘jam al-Musthalachāt at-Tiqniyyah (Techctionary)
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Arabization; information and communication technology terms; changes in sound, form, and meaning; dictionary.Abstract
Rapid technological progress requires language adjustment, including the Arabization of technical terms in Mu‘jam Al-Mushthalachāt At-Tiqniyyah (MAAT, Techctionary), a dictionary published by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Consistent Arabization rules have not yet been established, even in this dictionary. This study, therefore, examines changes in the sound, form, and meaning of information and communication technology (ICT) terms borrowed from English into Arabic in MAAT. Using a qualitative library-research design, all 700 entries were collected through the monitoring method and analyzed using distributional and translational equivalence methods, drawing on Haugen's loanword taxonomy, supplemented by theories of sound change, suffixation, phrase structure, and morphological patterns (wazn). Most entries are semantic substitutions (loanshifts, 84.86%): loan synonyms, loan homonyms, and wazn adjustments. Loanblends (9.14%) are mainly blended compounds, while loanwords (4.00%) show partial phonemic substitution, chiefly fortition. Fourteen entries (2.00%) fit no category. The wazn adjustment category and the unclassified data indicate that Haugen’s taxonomy needs extension to accommodate root-and-pattern morphology and agreement-driven suffixation. The findings inform the development of Arabic terminology and language planning.
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2026-05-30
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Istiliani, & Luthfi, K. M. (2026). Arabization of Information and Communication Technology Terms in Mu‘jam al-Musthalachāt at-Tiqniyyah (Techctionary). OKARA: Jurnal Bahasa Dan Sastra, 20(1), 122–140. https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v20i1.19279
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