فَالْهَمْزَةُ لِطَلَبِ التَّصْدِيقِ
Hamza is used to request assent.
Hamza is capable of seeking both taṣdīq and taṣawwur. In the first use the whole proposition requires assent; in the second, one component of an understood relation needs identification.
The mere appearance of hamza does not prove that a yes/no answer is expected. Two alternatives joined by am may show that the speaker wants one component specified, not the proposition confirmed.
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Istifhām: Conception, Assent, and the Interrogative Hamza
فَالْهَمْزَةُ لِطَلَبِ التَّصْدِيقِ
Hamza is used to request assent.
Hamza is capable of seeking both taṣdīq and taṣawwur. In the first use the whole proposition requires assent; in the second, one component of an understood relation needs identification.
The mere appearance of hamza does not prove that a yes/no answer is expected. Two alternatives joined by am may show that the speaker wants one component specified, not the proposition confirmed.