Are there antonomasia in al-quran ?
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In rhetoric, antonomasia is the substitution of any epithet or phrase with a proper name; the reverse process is also sometimes called antonomasia. The word derives from the Greek word antonomazein meaning "to name differently".
A frequent instance of antonomasia in the Late Middle Ages and early Renaissance was the use of the term, "the Philosopher," to refer to Aristotle. A more recent example of the other form of antonomasia was the use of "Solons" for "the legislators" in 1930s journalism, after the semi-legendary Solon, lawgiver of Athens.
A recent example of an antonomastic usage occurs in the phrase "He's such a Nimrod!", substituting the fearless hunter's name?who isn't portrayed as being particularly idiotic?for "idiot" or "jerk", a usage that has been made popular by the 1940s Bugs Bunny cartoons, in which Bugs Bunny frequently refers to Elmer Fudd (who keeps hunting the hare without success) sarcastically as "poor little Nimrod".
Another frequently encountered example is the phrase "I'm no Croesus", meaning "I'm not a very rich person".
More examples
"Pelides" or "the son of Peleus" for Achilles.
"The Stagirite" for Aristotle.
"The Commentator" for Averroes (so named for his commentaries on "The Philosopher" Aristotle's works)
"The little corporal" for Napoleon I.
"Macedonia's madman" for Alexander the Great.
"Urbi" for To Rome.
"The Iron Duke" for the Duke of Wellington.
"The Bard" for William Shakespeare.
"The Magpies" for Newcastle United.
"Old Blue Eyes" for Frank Sinatra.
"The Scottish play" for Macbeth.
"The Gipper", "The Great Communicator" for Ronald Reagan.
"The King" for Elvis Presley.
"an Einstein" for an intelligent person.
"a Daniel" for a wise judge.
"a Cicero" for an orator.
"a Benedict Arnold" for a traitor.
"a Rembrandt" for an artist.http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonomasia
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Jonah, Abu Lahab, etc. All such examples.
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The example I was thinking about is the word "muslim", a common noun which I think is used as a proper noun in .
See http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=12514.msg99188#msg99188
Peace
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The example I was thinking about is the word "muslim", a common noun which I think is used as a proper noun in .
See http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=12514.msg99188#msg99188
Peace
Would you highligh the "Proper noun" in this Aya
2278Thanks in advance
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Would you highligh the "Proper noun" in this Aya
2278Thanks in advance
I wonder if you have comprehension issues. And maybe amnesia, given the number of accounts you have.
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I wonder if you have comprehension issues. And maybe amnesia, given the number of accounts you have.
For the sake of your and JM information ,there is NO PROPER NOUN used in this aya.
Please go ,read the Arabic grammar and then comment on it .It shows height of ignorance as usual.(No surprise)
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For the sake of your and JM information ,there is NO PROPER NOUN used in this aya.
Please go ,read the Arabic grammar and then comment on it .It shows height of ignorance as usual.(No surprise)
ThanksI don't take 'muslim' to be used as a proper noun anywhere in the quran so no worries )
I just thought you might have had a slight issue in understanding where exactly JM would have seen a proper name being used given your questionWould you highligh the "Proper noun" in this Aya