FEATURES OF TRANSLATION OF PROPER NAMES IN THE HOLY QURAN INTO RUSSIAN

Abstract

One of the difficulties in translating any text, including a religious one, is the translation of proper names. The reason for this is that these words have a complex semantic structure, which is associated with other units and categories of the source language. Without paying attention to these features, it is impossible to choose the appropriate way to translate them into the target language. Despite the many articles that examined the features and errors of the translation of the Quran into Russian, there are very few studies devoted to the study of the translation of proper names in this Holy Book, therefore, in this article, we made an attempt to analyze the strong and weak aspects of the translation of proper names of the Holy Quran into Russian and suggest the most appropriate way to translate them. The study shows that familiarity with the linguistic features of proper names in Arabic, as well as familiarity with historical events and traditions associated with the revelation of verses of the Quran, play a decisive role in choosing the appropriate way to translate these words.