LessonsʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part IIQuiz

PatternDefining feature
JamʿOne predicate across several subjects
TafrīqA deliberate distinction between comparable things
TaqsīmSpecific properties allocated to each item
Jamʿ with taqsīmShared frame followed by allocation

Rhyme and similarity of sound are not necessary. The diagnostic element is the organization of rulings, distinctions, and distributions.

Several figures may coexist, but every designation needs a distinct justification.

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Four patterns of semantic organization

ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part II

PatternDefining feature
JamʿOne predicate across several subjects
TafrīqA deliberate distinction between comparable things
TaqsīmSpecific properties allocated to each item
Jamʿ with taqsīmShared frame followed by allocation

Rhyme and similarity of sound are not necessary. The diagnostic element is the organization of rulings, distinctions, and distributions.

Several figures may coexist, but every designation needs a distinct justification.