LessonsDefining Majāz: Conditions, Indication, and Classification by ConventionQuiz

«خُذْ هَذَا الْفَرَسَ» مُشِيرًا إِلَى الْكِتَابِ
“Take this horse,” said while pointing at a book.

If no meaningful relation connects a book with “horse,” the intended referent differs from the established assignment without producing a valid trope. This is precisely why the definition specifies a transfer that is admissible.

“Error” here does not mean every novel expression. It refers to a use lacking a relevant interpretive connection. Rhetorical creativity depends on intelligible semantic work, not arbitrary misnaming.

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Defining Majāz: Conditions, Indication, and Classification by Convention

«خُذْ هَذَا الْفَرَسَ» مُشِيرًا إِلَى الْكِتَابِ
“Take this horse,” said while pointing at a book.

If no meaningful relation connects a book with “horse,” the intended referent differs from the established assignment without producing a valid trope. This is precisely why the definition specifies a transfer that is admissible.

“Error” here does not mean every novel expression. It refers to a use lacking a relevant interpretive connection. Rhetorical creativity depends on intelligible semantic work, not arbitrary misnaming.