LessonsKinayah: Definition, Types and Rhetorical ModesQuiz

In kinayah for the referent, what is inferred is the identity of a person, object, or organ, not merely an attribute or the attribution of one. A distinctive property, role, or location serves as the pointer.

«مَجَامِعُ الْأَضْغَانِ» indicates hearts, since the heart is conventionally associated with resentment and concealed enmity. The intended organ is not directly named but identified through a characteristic role.

Opening interactive controls...

Kinayah for the referent itself

Kinayah: Definition, Types and Rhetorical Modes

In kinayah for the referent, what is inferred is the identity of a person, object, or organ, not merely an attribute or the attribution of one. A distinctive property, role, or location serves as the pointer.

«مَجَامِعُ الْأَضْغَانِ» indicates hearts, since the heart is conventionally associated with resentment and concealed enmity. The intended organ is not directly named but identified through a characteristic role.