The possibility of the original meaning is essential to the definition. This does not mean both senses must always be established together; it means the expression lacks an indicator that necessarily excludes the literal sense.
A person described as «كَثِيرُ الرَّمَادِ» may genuinely have much ash, but the rhetorical point can be generosity. By contrast, ordinary istiara includes evidence that bars taking the expression literally in its intended use.
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Kinayah: Definition, Types and Rhetorical Modes
The possibility of the original meaning is essential to the definition. This does not mean both senses must always be established together; it means the expression lacks an indicator that necessarily excludes the literal sense.
A person described as «كَثِيرُ الرَّمَادِ» may genuinely have much ash, but the rhetorical point can be generosity. By contrast, ordinary istiara includes evidence that bars taking the expression literally in its intended use.