In «إن اجتهد زيد أكرمتُهُ», the speaker’s main point may be the promised honoring, presented as contingent upon Zayd’s effort.
The protasis is not necessarily the chief assertion. Often the consequence is what the speaker chiefly wishes to communicate and the condition restricts its application.
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Al-Itlaq wa al-Taqyid: Rhetorical Functions of Unrestricted and Qualified Expression
In «إن اجتهد زيد أكرمتُهُ», the speaker’s main point may be the promised honoring, presented as contingent upon Zayd’s effort.
The protasis is not necessarily the chief assertion. Often the consequence is what the speaker chiefly wishes to communicate and the condition restricts its application.