ExpressionTypeReason
Raʾaytu asadan yarmīOriginalThe generic noun “lion” is borrowed
“This man is a Ḥātim”Original, by interpretationA famous name is treated as a type
Naṭaqat al-ḥālDependentA transferred action-meaning underlies the verb
Li-yakūna lahum ʿaduwwanDependentPurpose and consequence are related through the lām
The readings involving a famous name or an unusual verb still require a genuinely figurative context. Mechanical grammatical identification is not enough.
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Original and Dependent Metaphor: Generic Nouns, Verbs, Derivatives and Particles
ExpressionTypeReason
Raʾaytu asadan yarmīOriginalThe generic noun “lion” is borrowed
“This man is a Ḥātim”Original, by interpretationA famous name is treated as a type
Naṭaqat al-ḥālDependentA transferred action-meaning underlies the verb
Li-yakūna lahum ʿaduwwanDependentPurpose and consequence are related through the lām
The readings involving a famous name or an unusual verb still require a genuinely figurative context. Mechanical grammatical identification is not enough.