Sababiyya names the cause but intends the effect; musabbabiyya names the effect but intends the cause.
First: “hand” meaning “benefaction”: the hand is a means, the benefaction its result.
Second: “vegetation” meaning rain: the vegetation is the product, and rain is what produces it.
To avoid mistakes, determine the intended referent before assigning the label. Knowing that two things are associated is not enough.
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Metonymy, Compound Figurative Expression and Mental Attribution
Sababiyya names the cause but intends the effect; musabbabiyya names the effect but intends the cause.
First: “hand” meaning “benefaction”: the hand is a means, the benefaction its result.
Second: “vegetation” meaning rain: the vegetation is the product, and rain is what produces it.
To avoid mistakes, determine the intended referent before assigning the label. Knowing that two things are associated is not enough.