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

Jinās is a formal similarity between two expressions. The four standard tests for complete jinās are agreement in the identity, number, vocalic form and order of letters. A difference in one of these directs the analysis toward one of the incomplete varieties.

In muḥarraf, vocalization can distinguish the pair; in muṣaḥḥaf, the skeleton and dots become relevant; in qalb, the letter sequence differs.

The analyst must still establish the separate meanings of the expressions. Attractive repetition alone does not establish a meaningful example of jinās.

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Jinās: four formal tests and their outcome

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

Jinās is a formal similarity between two expressions. The four standard tests for complete jinās are agreement in the identity, number, vocalic form and order of letters. A difference in one of these directs the analysis toward one of the incomplete varieties.

In muḥarraf, vocalization can distinguish the pair; in muṣaḥḥaf, the skeleton and dots become relevant; in qalb, the letter sequence differs.

The analyst must still establish the separate meanings of the expressions. Attractive repetition alone does not establish a meaningful example of jinās.