LessonsFasāḥat al-Kalām: Word Discord, Defective Construction, and ComplexityQuiz

«مع فصاحة كلماته»
Provided that its individual words are also eloquent.

This condition prevents an otherwise fluent, grammatically acceptable, and intelligible sentence from being considered eloquent if it includes a defective word. In «شعره مستشزر», the phonetic heaviness belongs to the single word “mustashzir.”

Contrast: «قرب قبر حرب» is difficult because of words placed together; “mustashzir” is difficult as a word in its own right. Their diagnostic locations differ.

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Why one defective word affects an utterance

Fasāḥat al-Kalām: Word Discord, Defective Construction, and Complexity

«مع فصاحة كلماته»
Provided that its individual words are also eloquent.

This condition prevents an otherwise fluent, grammatically acceptable, and intelligible sentence from being considered eloquent if it includes a defective word. In «شعره مستشزر», the phonetic heaviness belongs to the single word “mustashzir.”

Contrast: «قرب قبر حرب» is difficult because of words placed together; “mustashzir” is difficult as a word in its own right. Their diagnostic locations differ.