“Idgham” (Assimilation) Among Arab Morphologisits: A Study of Concept and Impact

Abstract

This research discusses assimilation (Idgham) in Arabic Morphology from the perspective of classical morphologists, focusing on its concept and its phonetic and aesthetic effects in Arabic texts as assimilation is considered an important morphological and phonetic phenomenon in the structure of Arabic words. The study aims to explain the concept of assimilation; it's conditions and calssification; and its impact on verbs and nouns. In addition, it aims to clarify its relationship with vowel alteration (I’lal) and substitution (ibgal). The study also uncovers the role of assimilation in achieving phonetic alleviation, maintaining morphological structural integrity, and rnhancing rhetorical beauty in the Holy Qurán, Arabic poetry, and prose. The ressarch adopts the descriptive-analytical approach by tracing the views of clasgerical scholars, such as Sibawaɣh, lbn Jinni, Ibn Ya’ish, and Al-Radhi, and comparing them with the perspectives of modern scholars, such as Таммам Hassan and Ahmad Mukhtar Omar. The study concludes that assimilation is not limited to being a means of phonetic alleviation, but rather represents an integrated morphological system that contributes to reinforcing meaning, achieving phonetic harmony, and highlighting the musical element of words. This renders it a vital element in the aesthetics of Arabic expression.