دور الصوائت في تحديد المعنى لدى القدامى و المحدثين

الملخص EN

Arab traditional scholars had identified the vowels since a very long time ago without using any symbol to indicate their existence as the readers were able to identify them from the context of text and proved their knowledge about them in their expressed forms before the Arabic language had its written letters.

Word construction is based on the vocals and vowels; the former carries the basic meaning of the word while the latter constructively change the meaning and specify it to specific forms.

Since both make partial construction of the word, there arises the need to study them from the aspect of meaning.

The study is descriptive and analytical aiming at explaining the effects of vowels on meaning among the traditional and modern scholars.

It reveals that the compilations of the Arabic scholars are regarded as original reference rich with in depth phonetical discussions and studies; there is a need to review the traditional scholars’ definitions for the vowels in the context of modern phonetic studies; Ibnu Jinni was the first to employ technical terms to refer to phonetical sounds; traditional scholars, without even using the instruments used my modern scholars, managed to trace the source of that special intonation that accompany the voice; the deviation from certain sound for vowel pronunciation in its respective place will result in certain flaw in word construction which would lead to diminishing its meaning.