«وتقع في الاصطلاح وصفًا للكلمة، والكلام، والمتكلم»
Technically, fasāḥah describes a word, a complete utterance, or a speaker.
Word: An individual word may be eloquent or defective in its sound or form.
Utterance: Several words together have their own conditions of eloquence.
Speaker: An individual can possess the capacity to express meanings eloquently.
These levels must not be conflated. The excellence of one word does not guarantee the excellence of every sentence containing it.
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Fasāḥah: Foundations and the Three Defects of a Word
«وتقع في الاصطلاح وصفًا للكلمة، والكلام، والمتكلم»
Technically, fasāḥah describes a word, a complete utterance, or a speaker.
Word: An individual word may be eloquent or defective in its sound or form.
Utterance: Several words together have their own conditions of eloquence.
Speaker: An individual can possess the capacity to express meanings eloquently.
These levels must not be conflated. The excellence of one word does not guarantee the excellence of every sentence containing it.