LessonsComprehensive Review and Application: Bayān, Badīʿ and the Final Rhetorical ArtsQuiz

طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ
A person whose sword-strap is long.

The length of the strap indicates tall stature through a recognized implication. The literal description is allowed to guide the hearer to an additional intended quality; it should not be collapsed into a metaphor where contextual evidence excludes literal reference.

Kināyah can target a quality, a person described by implication, or an attributed relationship. An adequate analysis specifies the kind of intended meaning, not only the generic definition.

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Kināyah: implication with possible literal sense

Comprehensive Review and Application: Bayān, Badīʿ and the Final Rhetorical Arts

طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ
A person whose sword-strap is long.

The length of the strap indicates tall stature through a recognized implication. The literal description is allowed to guide the hearer to an additional intended quality; it should not be collapsed into a metaphor where contextual evidence excludes literal reference.

Kināyah can target a quality, a person described by implication, or an attributed relationship. An adequate analysis specifies the kind of intended meaning, not only the generic definition.