LessonsʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related FiguresQuiz

Complete jinās includes the similar-category type and the differing-category type.

Similar-category: The paired expressions are of the same grammatical kind, such as two nouns, but denote different things. The two uses of “hour” exemplify the underlying idea.

Differing-category: The outward form agrees even though one occurrence may function as a noun and the other as a verb. Formal resemblance does not require identical grammatical roles.

Method: Verify the four formal conditions first, then examine the contextual meaning and grammatical class of each occurrence.

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Two complete forms: identical word class and differing word class

ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Verbal Embellishments — Paronomasia, Rhymed Prose and Related Figures

Complete jinās includes the similar-category type and the differing-category type.

Similar-category: The paired expressions are of the same grammatical kind, such as two nouns, but denote different things. The two uses of “hour” exemplify the underlying idea.

Differing-category: The outward form agrees even though one occurrence may function as a noun and the other as a verb. Formal resemblance does not require identical grammatical roles.

Method: Verify the four formal conditions first, then examine the contextual meaning and grammatical class of each occurrence.