LessonsIntroduction to Faṣāḥah, Balāghah and the Three DisciplinesQuiz

Taʿqīd Maʿnawī (تعقید معنوی) may occur even when the syntax is unobjectionable. The problem is the hidden or unnatural semantic link required to reach the speaker's intention.

The textbook uses a poem involving distance, nearness, tears, and their stopping. The speaker intends nearness and happiness, but the association needed to understand the expression is not immediately apparent.

This is a fault in the route from expressed meaning to intended meaning, rather than chiefly in case endings or word order.

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Semantic obscurity and unintended association

Introduction to Faṣāḥah, Balāghah and the Three Disciplines

Taʿqīd Maʿnawī (تعقید معنوی) may occur even when the syntax is unobjectionable. The problem is the hidden or unnatural semantic link required to reach the speaker's intention.

The textbook uses a poem involving distance, nearness, tears, and their stopping. The speaker intends nearness and happiness, but the association needed to understand the expression is not immediately apparent.

This is a fault in the route from expressed meaning to intended meaning, rather than chiefly in case endings or word order.