A speaker knowingly says “جَاءَ زَيْدٌ” although Zayd did not come. Is that automatically majāz ʿaqlī?
ʿIlm al-Maʿānī: Predication, Emphasis, and Rational Metaphor
- No; it may be false, but coming is still attributed to Zayd
- Yes; every false report is rational metaphor
- Yes; it uses a past verb
- No; it lacks a predicate