ويحصر المقصود من علم المعاني في ثمانية أبواب
The intended subject matter of maʿani is contained within eight chapters.
The word maqṣud refers to the principal topics through which a discourse's fitness for its occasion is understood. Prefatory definitions and explanatory comments are not automatically counted as additional chapters.
Nor does the number eight mean that every tiny variation in expression has its own chapter. The classification groups many related choices under broader types.
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ʿIlm al-Maʿani: Definition, Scope and Eight Chapters
ويحصر المقصود من علم المعاني في ثمانية أبواب
The intended subject matter of maʿani is contained within eight chapters.
The word maqṣud refers to the principal topics through which a discourse's fitness for its occasion is understood. Prefatory definitions and explanatory comments are not automatically counted as additional chapters.
Nor does the number eight mean that every tiny variation in expression has its own chapter. The classification groups many related choices under broader types.