LessonsIʿtirāḍ and the Relative Measure of Ījāz and Iṭnāb — Concluding Volume 1Quiz

DeviceDiagnostic question
TadhyīlDoes a further clause reinforce the prior meaning?
IḥtirāsDoes the addition prevent a misleading reading?
TatmīmDoes a qualification or detail usefully complete the expression?
IʿtirāḍDoes a non-governed aside provide its own rhetorical point?

An expression can serve more than one purpose. The label depends on the distinctive criterion of each technical term, so syntax and meaning must be assessed together.

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Four forms of purposeful addition

Iʿtirāḍ and the Relative Measure of Ījāz and Iṭnāb — Concluding Volume 1

DeviceDiagnostic question
TadhyīlDoes a further clause reinforce the prior meaning?
IḥtirāsDoes the addition prevent a misleading reading?
TatmīmDoes a qualification or detail usefully complete the expression?
IʿtirāḍDoes a non-governed aside provide its own rhetorical point?

An expression can serve more than one purpose. The label depends on the distinctive criterion of each technical term, so syntax and meaning must be assessed together.