The Purposes and usages of Al-Taknyah among Arabs

Abstract

The Al-Taknyah and Al-kunya (nickname or assumed name) are the cultural and linguistic phenomena that characterizes Arabs among other nationalities. al-kunya influences different aspects of Arab life and is used for human, animal, plant, inanimate and meanings. It is not surprising that this phenomenon is so old that its origin is under arguments. The origin of its appearance is similar to legends and perhaps contradicted. Whatever their origin, it is one of the characters of Arabs which Islam has kept and oriented it as they are rooted in the depth of Arab culture and expanded and exceeded its subject further than human and included all parts of life and the periphery of the universe.