The Antonymous Semantic Origins for One Root in Ibn Faris"s in Maqayis aI-Lugha(d.395A.H)

Abstract

     No doubt , antonymy is one of the ways of the growth of and its extension. The origin of antonymy lies in words. Ibn Faris in his dictionary  Maqāyīs al-Lugha made antonymy in the semantic origins of roots. For example, we find him title  an origin from the origins of linguistic root with the meaning of  another origin from the same root. We preferred to trace the opposite semantic origins for the same root in antonymy. We have found that they are 14 roots seven of which are antonymous to its origins as Ibn Faris. The other seven roots were not mentions as antonymous to its origins. Therefore, the research is divided into parts. The first part tackles the seven roots as announced by Ibn Faris. The second part is dedicated to the other seven roots. We have three roots for each part because of the limitations of space. Finally, the research ends up with the main findings of this study..