FeatureṬibāqMuqābalah
Basic shapeA pair of opposed meaningsTwo or more ordered counter-pairs
Role of sequenceOpposition is centralMatching order is central
ExtentUsually a single contrastA structured series of contrasts
Because muqābalah contains contrast, it may also exhibit ṭibāq. Yet one opposed pair is analytically different from two coordinated strings of corresponding meanings.
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Introduction to ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Ṭibāq and Muqābalah
FeatureṬibāqMuqābalah
Basic shapeA pair of opposed meaningsTwo or more ordered counter-pairs
Role of sequenceOpposition is centralMatching order is central
ExtentUsually a single contrastA structured series of contrasts
Because muqābalah contains contrast, it may also exhibit ṭibāq. Yet one opposed pair is analytically different from two coordinated strings of corresponding meanings.