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Mukhālafat al-Qiyās (مخالفة القياس) means using a morphological form contrary to accepted Arabic rules, without sufficient authoritative usage to justify it.

The source discusses الأَجْلَل in verse, in contrast with the expected assimilated form الأَجَلّ. The relevant issue is idghām (إدغام), the assimilation of matching consonants.

A word can be easy to pronounce and understand yet still be defective by the morphological standard. This distinguishes the third criterion from the first two.

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Departure from accepted morphology

Introduction to Faṣāḥah, Balāghah and the Three Disciplines

Mukhālafat al-Qiyās (مخالفة القياس) means using a morphological form contrary to accepted Arabic rules, without sufficient authoritative usage to justify it.

The source discusses الأَجْلَل in verse, in contrast with the expected assimilated form الأَجَلّ. The relevant issue is idghām (إدغام), the assimilation of matching consonants.

A word can be easy to pronounce and understand yet still be defective by the morphological standard. This distinguishes the third criterion from the first two.