LessonsDefining Majāz: Conditions, Indication, and Classification by ConventionQuiz

مع قرينة عدم إرادته
With an indication that the original assigned meaning is not intended.

A relationship alone may leave the expression ambiguous. A contextual indicator makes clear that the speaker does not intend the ordinary meaning in this occurrence. Such an indicator may be verbal or situational.

In “I saw a lion shooting,” the action of shooting points toward a human archer. If someone merely says “I saw a lion,” the animal sense remains fully available unless further context supplies a reason to depart from it.

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Defining Majāz: Conditions, Indication, and Classification by Convention

مع قرينة عدم إرادته
With an indication that the original assigned meaning is not intended.

A relationship alone may leave the expression ambiguous. A contextual indicator makes clear that the speaker does not intend the ordinary meaning in this occurrence. Such an indicator may be verbal or situational.

In “I saw a lion shooting,” the action of shooting points toward a human archer. If someone merely says “I saw a lion,” the animal sense remains fully available unless further context supplies a reason to depart from it.