Ṭibāq rests on the presence of opposed meanings, such as life and death. Tafrīq does not require words to be lexical opposites. Its basis is a shared type combined with a rhetorically marked distinction.
FigureBasisTypical effect
ṬibāqOpposed meaningsBright/dark
TafrīqDifference within one categoryComparing two gifts
Both figures can coexist. But a difference is not automatically lexical opposition, and two antonyms alone do not satisfy the technical condition of tafrīq.
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Jamʿ, Tafriq and Taqsim: Individual, Combined and Exhaustive Forms
Ṭibāq rests on the presence of opposed meanings, such as life and death. Tafrīq does not require words to be lexical opposites. Its basis is a shared type combined with a rhetorically marked distinction.
FigureBasisTypical effect
ṬibāqOpposed meaningsBright/dark
TafrīqDifference within one categoryComparing two gifts
Both figures can coexist. But a difference is not automatically lexical opposition, and two antonyms alone do not satisfy the technical condition of tafrīq.