وَإِنْ قَلَّتْ فِيهَا الْوَسَائِطُ، أَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ، وَوَضَحَتْ، سُمِّيَتْ إِيمَاءً وَإِشَارَةً
When the steps are few or absent and the implication is clear, the expression is called ima or isharah.
In ima and isharah, the listener need not reconstruct a long or cryptic chain. A recognizable sign directs attention toward the intended meaning almost immediately.
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Kinayah: Definition, Types and Rhetorical Modes
وَإِنْ قَلَّتْ فِيهَا الْوَسَائِطُ، أَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ، وَوَضَحَتْ، سُمِّيَتْ إِيمَاءً وَإِشَارَةً
When the steps are few or absent and the implication is clear, the expression is called ima or isharah.
In ima and isharah, the listener need not reconstruct a long or cryptic chain. A recognizable sign directs attention toward the intended meaning almost immediately.