Euphemizing Death in Arabic Poetry with Reference to English

الملخص

The current study deals with the theoretical part of English
euphemisms and their Arabic equivalents which are employed when
talking about certain subjects (death euphemism as a study case) that
can be difficult to talk about, this may due to the fact that the original
words for these subjects might offend, disturb, or embarrass the
addressee.
As in the practical part of the research, some selected Arabic
verses are chosen to be analyzed. The current study hypothesizes that
death euphemism is a typical and common cultural phenomenon in
both English and Arabic.
The study aims at showing and investigating the euphemized
expressions and words related to death, and giving the reasons for
using these expressions. In the practical side of the study, some
selected related examples of both English and Arabic are given. It is
concluded that death euphemism is a universal phenomenon.