LessonsMurāʿāt al-Naẓīr, Corresponding Endings, Irṣād and MushākalahQuiz

The relationships in murāʿāt al-naẓīr need not all be of one kind. Words may belong to one domain, one idea may be appropriately related to another, or a concluding phrase may neatly complete an earlier assertion.

ExpressionBasis of congruity
Sun / moonShared domain and order
Najm / shajarBotanical association
al-Laṭīf / al-KhabīrEnding suited to prior meaning

These are not identical structures; what unites them is semantic fitness, while their precise relationships differ.

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Three relationships within semantic congruity

Murāʿāt al-Naẓīr, Corresponding Endings, Irṣād and Mushākalah

The relationships in murāʿāt al-naẓīr need not all be of one kind. Words may belong to one domain, one idea may be appropriately related to another, or a concluding phrase may neatly complete an earlier assertion.

ExpressionBasis of congruity
Sun / moonShared domain and order
Najm / shajarBotanical association
al-Laṭīf / al-KhabīrEnding suited to prior meaning

These are not identical structures; what unites them is semantic fitness, while their precise relationships differ.