Reversal jinās arises when the words may share the same letters and total length but differ in their order. The reshuffling can be complete or partial.
Complete reversal: The sequence is reversed throughout.
Partial reversal: Only some letters exchange positions.
This is a matter of letter order, not opposition of meaning. A reversal figure must therefore be distinguished from antithesis and from cases where only one consonant has been replaced.
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ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures
Reversal jinās arises when the words may share the same letters and total length but differ in their order. The reshuffling can be complete or partial.
Complete reversal: The sequence is reversed throughout.
Partial reversal: Only some letters exchange positions.
This is a matter of letter order, not opposition of meaning. A reversal figure must therefore be distinguished from antithesis and from cases where only one consonant has been replaced.