فمجاز وإلا فكناية
Then it is majāz; otherwise it is kināyah.
This concise alternative presupposes the earlier condition: the expression intends a connected meaning. If there is no clue excluding the possibility of intending the original literal sense, it is classified as kināyah. The utterance still leads beyond its literal content, but that content remains available as an intended meaning.
“The man has a long sword-strap” may literally be true while also suggesting that he is tall. Kināyah permits both meanings to be intended; it does not require the speaker to intend both in every instance.