LessonsDefining Majāz and Kināyah: Excluding Clues and the Transition to SimileQuiz

وقدم المجاز عليها
And majāz is presented before kināyah.

The first rationale is that in majāz only the related transferred meaning is intended and literal intention is excluded. In kināyah the connected meaning is intended while intending the antecedent literal sense also remains possible. In that respect majāz can appear conceptually more restricted.

This is not just a list-making decision: the first case has an excluded literal sense, while the second preserves the possibility of literal intention. Studying them in that sequence makes their difference especially clear.

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Why majāz precedes kināyah

Defining Majāz and Kināyah: Excluding Clues and the Transition to Simile

وقدم المجاز عليها
And majāz is presented before kināyah.

The first rationale is that in majāz only the related transferred meaning is intended and literal intention is excluded. In kināyah the connected meaning is intended while intending the antecedent literal sense also remains possible. In that respect majāz can appear conceptually more restricted.

This is not just a list-making decision: the first case has an excluded literal sense, while the second preserves the possibility of literal intention. Studying them in that sequence makes their difference especially clear.