LessonsIṭnāb: Clarification after Ambiguity, Tawshīʿ, Repetition and ĪghālQuiz

«بَابُ نِعْمَ عَلَى أَحَدِ الْقَوْلَيْنِ»
According to one grammatical analysis, the construction with niʿma also exemplifies this effect.

Niʿma is a verb of praise. When the person specifically praised is mentioned later, the utterance first conveys praise generally and then identifies its recipient. The listener receives a positive valuation before the referent is supplied.

The qualification “according to one of the two views” matters: the rhetorical explanation is presented with awareness that the construction has differing grammatical analyses.

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The niʿma construction and delayed specification

Iṭnāb: Clarification after Ambiguity, Tawshīʿ, Repetition and Īghāl

«بَابُ نِعْمَ عَلَى أَحَدِ الْقَوْلَيْنِ»
According to one grammatical analysis, the construction with niʿma also exemplifies this effect.

Niʿma is a verb of praise. When the person specifically praised is mentioned later, the utterance first conveys praise generally and then identifies its recipient. The listener receives a positive valuation before the referent is supplied.

The qualification “according to one of the two views” matters: the rhetorical explanation is presented with awareness that the construction has differing grammatical analyses.