يَتَحَلَّى بِرَوَاءٍ وَرِوَايَةٍ وَمُدَارَاةٍ وَدِرَايَةٍ
He was adorned with appealing bearing, learning, tact, and understanding.
Rawāʾ concerns attractive appearance or bearing; riwāyah transmitted knowledge; mudārāh tactful social handling; dirāyah understanding. The sequence portrays a versatile person, not four synonyms for eloquence.
The movement is outward appearance, transmitted learning, social technique, then inward comprehension. Sound resemblance helps memory but must not erase the semantic distinctions.
Semantic distinction exercise
What does dirāyah primarily denote here?