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Document Details : Title: Occurences of wāw Explicativum in Qur'ānic Hendiadys Author(s): DROR, Yehudit Journal: Le Muséon Volume: 138 Issue: 3-4 Date: 2025 Pages: 451-472 DOI: 10.2143/MUS.138.3.3294920 Abstract : Arabic grammar defines various types of wāw such as wāw al-'aṭf 'the conjunctive wāw' and wāw al-isti'nāf 'the wāw of commencement'. This article explores the use of a less well-investigated wāw known as the wāw explicativum, and suggests that this type of wāw can be found in Qur'ānic hendiadys constructions. This wāw serves an explanatory function by connecting two words from the same or a different semantic field. The whole structure expresses a single complex idea rather than simply two conjoined separate concepts. This article analyzes how hendiadys with the wāw explicativum are realized in the Qur'ān and the subtle meanings they convey. The analysis shows that Qur'ānic hendiadys appear in a number of contexts, including the role of the Qur'ān, divine guidance, sins, and worldly life. The word preceded by the wāw explicativum modifies the other in two ways: (a) through semantic modification/intensification, where the two words are combined to create a new shade of meaning, and (b) qualification, where the first word specifies the second. |
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