The Translatability of Hudhrami Women Proverbs into English among M.A Translation Students at Al-Rayan University Najla’a Abdulla Ateeg Bajubair*
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The present study aimed to investigate the translatability of Hudhrami women proverbs into English among M.A translation students at Al-Ryan University. Further, the study sought to find out the translation difficulties and the strategies employed by students to translate the proverbs in question. The sample of the study consisted of 10 M.A. translation students enrolled in English & Translation Department at Al-Ryan University in the second semester 2021. The study instrument was a translation test constructed by the researcher. The test consisted of 20 Hudhrami women proverbs to be translated from Arabic into English by the study sample. The study findings revealed that Hudhrami women proverbs are translatable with a varying degree of appropriateness. Moreover, students employed different types of translation strategies to tackle the translation of those proverbs which include: functional, ideational, and formal equivalents, considering the fact that the first and second types were the most used. Furthermore, few students failed to provide translation equivalents for some proverbs due to the fact that they could not understand the meanings of those proverbs in the source language. Besides, some proverbs are loaded with very cultural-specific connotations that could not be directly transferred into the target language. The study provided some recommendations at the end for translation students and future research.
Key words: translatability, Hudhrami proverbs, Al-Ryan students.
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