Hal Hadzihi ‘Alamah: Semiotika Cinta Nizar untuk Balqis

Hasyim, Muhammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-097X, Surur, Misbahus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-5004, Hasaniyah, Nur and Humaira, Durrotun (2026) Hal Hadzihi ‘Alamah: Semiotika Cinta Nizar untuk Balqis. Tsaqofiya: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Arab, 8 (1). pp. 20-43. ISSN 2685-7103

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the matrix and trace the hypogram of the poem Hal Hādhihi ‘Alāmah by Nizar Qabbani through the perspective of Michael Riffaterre’s semiotic theory. The analysis focuses on poetic symbols and expressions of ungrammaticality (indirection) as key mechanisms in the construction of meaning. Employing a qualitative descriptive approach, data were collected through close reading, while analysis was conducted using Riffaterre’s dual reading model, namely heuristic and hermeneutic readings. The study examines selected stanzas that display patterns of symbolic repetition, metaphorical language, poetic diction, and pronoun usage associated with the representation of a female figure. The findings indicate that the matrix of the poem centers on the figure of sayyidatī (سَيِّدَتِيْ), which is actualized through various linguistic models in the form of words, expressions, and poetic imagery that consistently refer to an idealized woman. The potential hypogram is represented by the figure of sayyidatī and its lexical variants, such as anti (أَنْتِ), unṡāyā (أُنْثاَيَ), and dumyyah (دُمْيةٌ), while the actual hypogram refers to Balqis al-Rawi, the poet’s wife, as well as to an intertextually related poem within the same anthology, Hal Ya‘rifu al-Qurrā’?. This study demonstrates that Riffaterre’s semiotic framework is effective in revealing the latent structure of meaning in Qabbani’s romantic poetry through the systematic relationship between matrix, model, and hypogram.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	semiotics; riffaterre; love poetry; Nizar Qabbani
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200527 Arabic Literature (al-Adab al-‘Arabī) > 20052702 Naqd al-Adab (Arabic Literary Criticism) - Nadlariyat (Theoretic) 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200527 Arabic Literature (al-Adab al-‘Arabī) > 20052705 Naqd al-Adab (Arabic Literary Criticism) - al-Syi'r (Poetry)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of Arabic Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Misbahus Surur
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2026 11:31

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