The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 11
The manuscript from which it was printed was carefully collated and corrected by a very learned man, the sheykh 'Abd-Er-Raḥmán Eṣ-Ṣaftee Esh-Sharḳáwee, who also superintended the progress of the work through the press.
それが印刷される元となった写本は、非常に博識な人物であるシェイフ・アブド・アッラフマーン・アッ＝サフティー・アッ＝シャルカーウィーによって丹念に校合・校訂されており、彼はまた印刷所における作業の進行も監督した。
But in addition to the value conferred upon it by the corrections of this sheykh, the copy from which the whole of my translation is made, except in a few instances, possesses an advantage which, I believe, renders it incomparably superior to any other now existing:
しかしこのシェイフの校訂によって与えられた価値に加えて、わずかな例外を除き私の翻訳全体の底本となった写本は、現存する他のいかなるものとも比較にならないほど優れていると私が信じるに足る利点を備えている。
it has been again revised and corrected, and illustrated with numerous manuscript notes, by a person whom I think I may safely pronounce the first philologist of the first Arab college of the present day, the sheykh Moḥammad 'Eiyád Eṭ-Ṭanṭáwee, or, more properly, Eṭ-Ṭanditáee.
すなわちそれは、現代における最高のアラブの学院の第一の言語学者と私が確信を持って称しうる人物、シェイフ・ムハンマド・イヤード・アッ＝タンターウィー、より正確にはアッ＝タンディターイーによって、再び改訂・校訂され、数多くの手稿注記が加えられているのである。
His notes are chiefly philological, and explanatory of words which do not belong to the classical language; and many of them are of very great assistance to me; though most of them I find unnecessary, from the knowledge of the modern Arabic which I have acquired during my intercourse with the people who speak it.
彼の注記は主として文献学的なものであり、古典語に属さない語句の説明であるが、その多くは私にとって非常に大きな助けとなっている。もっとも、アラビア語を話す人々との交流を通じて私が習得した現代アラビア語の知識から、その大部分は不要であると私には感じられるのだが。
His corrections of the text are numerous; and as they would interest very few persons, I have mentioned but few of them in the notes to my translation, notwithstanding a strong temptation that I felt to do otherwise in order that Arabic scholars might be assisted to judge of the fidelity of my version by comparing it with the text of the Cairo edition.
本文に対する彼の校訂は数多いが、それらに興味を持つ人はほとんどいないであろうから、私はそのごく一部しか翻訳の注記に挙げていない。アラビア語学者がカイロ版のテキストと対照することで私の訳の忠実さを判断する助けとなるよう、そうしない方がよいという強い誘惑を感じながらも、そうしたのである。
Vocabulary
- それ
- sore — That thing; referring to something previously mentioned.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; indicates the grammatical subject.
- 印刷
- insatsu — Printing; the process of reproducing text or images.
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix; turns adjectives into nouns.
- れる
- reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- 元
- moto — Origin, source, or basis of something.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
- なっ
- natt — Conjunctive form of 'naru'; to become something.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.
- 写本
- shahon — Manuscript; a handwritten copy of a text.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle; marks the sentence topic.
- 非常
- hijō — Extremely; very; to an unusual degree.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.
- 博識
- hakushiki — Erudition; having wide-ranging knowledge.
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; a notable or significant individual.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or copula.
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things or formal copula).
- よっ
- yott — Conjunctive form of 'yoru'; by means of, due to.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
- 丹念
- tannnen — Careful and painstaking; done with great diligence.
- 校合
- kōgō — Collation; comparing manuscripts to check accuracy.
- 校訂
- kōtei — Critical revision; editing a text for accuracy.
- れ
- re — Passive verb ending; shortened form of 'reru'.
- おり
- ori — Continuative form of 'oru'; to be (humble/ongoing state).
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
- また
- mata — Also; again; in addition to.
- 所
- tokoro — Place; location; point in context.
- おける
- okeru — At; in; concerning a particular place or context.
- 作業
- sagyō — Work; task; operation being carried out.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
- 進行
- shinkō — Progress; advancement; proceeding of an activity.
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; additive particle.
- 監督
- kantoku — Supervision; overseeing and directing work.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; and; listing reasons.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction.
- この
- kono — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.
- 与え
- atae — To give; to provide something to someone.
- られ
- rare — Passive/potential auxiliary; being given or able to do.
- 価値
- kachi — Value; worth; importance of something.
- 加え
- kuwaee — In addition to; adding something further.
- わずか
- wazuka — Only a few; a small number or amount.
- 例外
- reigai — Exception; a case that does not follow the rule.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle; marks direct object.
- 除き
- nozoki — Excluding; setting aside; except for.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
- 翻訳
- hon'yaku — Translation; rendering text into another language.
- 全体
- zentai — The whole; entirety; all of something.
- 底本
- teihon — Base text; the primary source manuscript used.
- 現存
- genzon — Currently existing; still surviving to the present.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
- 他
- hoka — Other; another; different from the current one.
- いかなる
- ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of; used in formal negatives.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; person (nominalizing expression).
- 比較
- hikaku — Comparison; examining similarities and differences.
- なら
- nara — If; conditional particle or topic-setting form.
- ない
- nai — Negation; not; does not exist.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that; as much as; degree.
- 優れ
- sugure — To excel; to be superior or outstanding.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings); continuous state.
- 信じる
- shinjiru — To believe; to trust; to have faith in.
- 足る
- taru — To be sufficient; to be worthy of.
- 利点
- riten — Advantage; benefit; a favorable point.
- 備え
- sonae — To be equipped with; to possess as a feature.
- すなわち
- sunawachi — Namely; that is to say; in other words.
- 現代
- gendai — Modern times; the contemporary era.
- 最高
- saikō — The highest; supreme; best of all.
- 学院
- gakuin — Academy; institute of learning or scholarship.
- 第一
- daiichi — First; number one; foremost in rank.
- 言語
- gengo — Language; a system of verbal communication.
- 学者
- gakusha — Scholar; an expert in academic study.
- 確信
- kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; certainty about something.
- 持っ
- mott — Conjunctive form of 'motsu'; to hold, to have.
- 称し
- shōshi — To call; to name; to refer to as.
- うる
- uru — Can; to be able to (classical potential form).
- より
- yori — Than; from; more than (comparative particle).
- 正確
- seikaku — Accurate; precise; exactly correct.
- 再び
- futatabi — Again; once more; a second time.
- 改訂
- kaitei — Revision; updating a text with corrections.
- 数多く
- kazuōku — Numerous; a large number of things.
- 手稿
- shukō — Handwritten manuscript; original written document.
- 注記
- chūki — Note; annotation; written explanatory remark.
- 主として
- shutoshite — Mainly; chiefly; for the most part.
- 文献
- bunken — Literature; documents; scholarly written sources.
- 学
- gaku — Study; learning; academic discipline suffix.
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning '-ic' or '-al'; forming adjectives.
- あり
- ari — There is; exists (classical/formal form of aru).
- 古典
- koten — Classical; relating to ancient literary works.
- 語
- go — Language; word; speech (suffix or standalone).
- 属さ
- zokusa — To belong to; to be classified under.
- 語句
- goku — Words and phrases; expressions in a text.
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation; description; clarification of meaning.
- その
- sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
- 多く
- ōku — Many; much; a large portion of something.
- とっ
- tott — Conjunctive form of 'toru'; for; in regard to.
- 大きな
- ōkina — Large; big; significant in size or degree.
- 助け
- tasuke — Help; aid; assistance provided to someone.
- もっとも
- mottomo — However; that said; though (concessive conjunction).
- 話す
- hanasu — To speak; to talk; to communicate verbally.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; individuals; plural form of 'hito'.
- 交流
- kōryū — Exchange; interaction; communication between people.
- 通じ
- tsūji — Through; via; by means of communication.
- 習得
- shūtoku — Acquisition; mastering a skill or knowledge.
- 知識
- chishiki — Knowledge; information learned through study.
- から
- kara — From; because; starting point particle.
- 大部分
- daibubun — The greater part; most of something.
- 不要
- fuyō — Unnecessary; not needed; unneeded.
- 感じ
- kanji — Feeling; sense; to feel something.
- られる
- rareru — Passive/potential auxiliary verb ending.
- だ
- da — Copula; informal 'to be'; plain form of desu.
- 本文
- honbun — Main text; the body of a written work.
- 対する
- taisuru — To face; to be directed toward; regarding.
- 数多い
- kazuōi — Numerous; very many; a large quantity.
- それら
- sorera — Those things; plural form of 'sore'.
- 興味
- kyōmi — Interest; curiosity; fascination toward something.
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold; to have; to possess something.
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; individual.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; for the most part.
- い
- i — Continuative stem of 'iru'; being; existing.
- あろ
- aro — Volitional form of 'aru'; probably is; let it be.
- う
- u — Volitional auxiliary; probably; let's; I think.
- ごく
- goku — Extremely; very; only a tiny portion.
- 一部
- ichibu — A part; a portion; a section of something.
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but (used with negative verb).
- 挙げ
- age — To raise; to cite; to bring up as example.
- 版
- ban — Edition; version; printing of a publication.
- テキスト
- tekisuto — Text; written material; a study document.
- 対照
- taishō — Contrast; comparison; collation of two things.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.
- 訳
- yaku — Translation; reason; meaning or rendering.
- 忠実
- chūjitsu — Faithful; loyal; accurate to the original.
- 判断
- handan — Judgment; decision; assessment of a situation.
- なる
- naru — To become; to result in; to turn into.
- よう
- yō — Appears; seems; in order to; manner.
- そう
- sō — So; that way; it seems; I see.
- 方
- hō — Direction; way; alternative; person (polite).
- よい
- yoi — Good; fine; favorable; acceptable.
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to express in words.
- 強い
- tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense; forceful.
- 誘惑
- yūwaku — Temptation; allure; enticement toward something.
- ながら
- nagara — While; although; even though (concessive/simultaneous).
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