| 總結: | Traditionally, Arabic culture scholars have discussed the peculiar nature of Arabic onomastics, focusing on the tough and unpleasant qualities of many of the pre-Islamic names, as opposed to the nomina boni augurii stream imposed by Islam and the Prophet Muhammad’s belief in onomatopoeic omens derived from names. It is worth noting the resemblance of this controversy among the Islamists on the pre-Islamic names, in a context of ethnic and cultural Persian-Arabic rivalry traditionally known as šu‘ūbiyya, with the modern attempts to explain the nature of Arabic names in terms of fear of the “evil eye”, antiphrasis and taboos relating to certain animals. This article aims to describe and study different explanations and analyses that the rich and complex system of Arabic onomastics has produced throughout its history.
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