LessonsFasaha of a Word: Harsh Sound, Obscurity and Irregular FormQuiz

وَالْمُخَالَفَةُ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْكَلِمَةُ عَلَى خِلَافِ قَانُونِ مُفْرَدَاتِ الْأَلْفَاظِ الْمَوْضُوعَةِ، أَعْنِي عَلَى خِلَافِ مَا ثَبَتَ عَنِ الْوَاضِعِ
Irregularity is when a word departs from the established pattern of lexical forms, that is, from what is attested in the language.

The criterion concerns the word's shape as compared with attested Arabic linguistic convention. An invented form is not established simply because someone can construct a private analogy for it.

Equally, an apparently unusual form is not necessarily defective if it is itself attested in authoritative usage. This qualification is crucial to the forthcoming examples.

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What is irregularity against linguistic qiyas?

Fasaha of a Word: Harsh Sound, Obscurity and Irregular Form

وَالْمُخَالَفَةُ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْكَلِمَةُ عَلَى خِلَافِ قَانُونِ مُفْرَدَاتِ الْأَلْفَاظِ الْمَوْضُوعَةِ، أَعْنِي عَلَى خِلَافِ مَا ثَبَتَ عَنِ الْوَاضِعِ
Irregularity is when a word departs from the established pattern of lexical forms, that is, from what is attested in the language.

The criterion concerns the word's shape as compared with attested Arabic linguistic convention. An invented form is not established simply because someone can construct a private analogy for it.

Equally, an apparently unusual form is not necessarily defective if it is itself attested in authoritative usage. This qualification is crucial to the forthcoming examples.