«الفصاحة في اللغة تنبئ عن البيان والظهور»
Lexically, fasāḥah points to clarity and manifestation.
Bayān indicates making something clear; ẓuhūr refers to its becoming apparent. The lexical sense therefore links eloquence with an expression that can be heard and understood without obscurity.
The technical definition is more specific than this broad lexical sense: rhetoric identifies particular conditions for an eloquent word.
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Fasāḥah: Foundations and the Three Defects of a Word
«الفصاحة في اللغة تنبئ عن البيان والظهور»
Lexically, fasāḥah points to clarity and manifestation.
Bayān indicates making something clear; ẓuhūr refers to its becoming apparent. The lexical sense therefore links eloquence with an expression that can be heard and understood without obscurity.
The technical definition is more specific than this broad lexical sense: rhetoric identifies particular conditions for an eloquent word.