LessonsMetonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental AttributionQuiz

1. «الْيَتَامَى»: a former description used at a later relevant stage: i'tibar ma kan.
2. «أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا»: grapes named by what they may become: i'tibar ma yakun.
3. «قَرَّرَ الْمَجْلِسُ»: council for its members: mahalliyya.
4. «فَفِي رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ»: mercy for the place of its enjoyment, Paradise: haliyya.

For each example, ask what the spoken expression originally names. The reversal between past/future or place/occupant then becomes straightforward.

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Metonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental Attribution

1. «الْيَتَامَى»: a former description used at a later relevant stage: i'tibar ma kan.
2. «أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا»: grapes named by what they may become: i'tibar ma yakun.
3. «قَرَّرَ الْمَجْلِسُ»: council for its members: mahalliyya.
4. «فَفِي رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ»: mercy for the place of its enjoyment, Paradise: haliyya.

For each example, ask what the spoken expression originally names. The reversal between past/future or place/occupant then becomes straightforward.