Kinayah involves a proximate, expressed meaning and a further intended meaning. In «طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ», the apparent sense concerns a long sword-strap, while the intended point is the wearer’s tall stature.
The intended result may be an attribute, the attribution of that attribute to someone, or the referent itself. These alternatives underlie the three main structural categories.
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Kinayah: Definition, Types and Rhetorical Modes
Kinayah involves a proximate, expressed meaning and a further intended meaning. In «طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ», the apparent sense concerns a long sword-strap, while the intended point is the wearer’s tall stature.
The intended result may be an attribute, the attribution of that attribute to someone, or the referent itself. These alternatives underlie the three main structural categories.