LessonsʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part IIQuiz

«وَمِنْهُ التَّوْجِيهُ: وَهُوَ إِيرَادُ الْكَلَامِ مُحْتَمِلًا لِوَجْهَيْنِ مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ»
“Tawjīh presents wording open to two different interpretations.”

«لَيْتَ عَيْنَهُ سَوَاءٌ»
“Would that his eye were equal.”

According to context, one reading may wish for normality while another could suggest equalizing the condition of the eyes, even under defect. The phrase accommodates divergent evaluations.

This figure requires two plausible readings of the expression, not merely a dictionary word with multiple entries.

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Tawjīh: wording with two divergent readings

ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Semantic Embellishments, Part II

«وَمِنْهُ التَّوْجِيهُ: وَهُوَ إِيرَادُ الْكَلَامِ مُحْتَمِلًا لِوَجْهَيْنِ مُخْتَلِفَيْنِ»
“Tawjīh presents wording open to two different interpretations.”

«لَيْتَ عَيْنَهُ سَوَاءٌ»
“Would that his eye were equal.”

According to context, one reading may wish for normality while another could suggest equalizing the condition of the eyes, even under defect. The phrase accommodates divergent evaluations.

This figure requires two plausible readings of the expression, not merely a dictionary word with multiple entries.