LessonsMetonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental AttributionQuiz

“Council” → its members: the meeting-place or assembly is named and its occupants are meant: mahalliyya.
“Allah's mercy” → Paradise: the blessed state is named and the place where it is enjoyed is meant: haliyya.

Both relations involve place and what belongs to it, but their directions differ. Identify whether the place or what occupies it was actually named before classifying the example.

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Metonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental Attribution

“Council” → its members: the meeting-place or assembly is named and its occupants are meant: mahalliyya.
“Allah's mercy” → Paradise: the blessed state is named and the place where it is enjoyed is meant: haliyya.

Both relations involve place and what belongs to it, but their directions differ. Identify whether the place or what occupies it was actually named before classifying the example.