الثعبان في الأمثال العربية و الملايوية : دراسة تحليلية مقارنة

Abstract EN

This research aims to study proverbs associated with snake in both Arabic and Malay languages.

In order to highlight the symbolic connotations and social trends, the research explors, analyzes and compares these particular proverbs.

Through inductive and analytical methods, the research presents Arabic and Malay proverbs associated with snake and analyze their literal and rhetorical connotations.

The research also applies comparative approach method to find out similarities and differences between the Arabic and Malay proverbs.

The outcome of the research reveals that snake carries various images and connotations in Arabic and Malay cultures in which they are sometimes consistent with each other and sometimes differing.