هُوَ شُجَاعٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَبْطِشُ بِالضُّعَفَاءِ.
He is brave, but he does not tyrannize over the weak.
The first description might suggest unchecked force to some hearers. The second clause blocks that possible misunderstanding, giving it a protective or iḥtirās-like function.
Not every clause introduced by “but” constitutes iḥtirās. The label fits when the qualification actually guards against a plausible misconception rather than merely adding an unrelated fact.
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Practice 3: Advanced Rhetorical Diagnosis: Correcting Faulty Analyses and Evaluating Arabic Prose
هُوَ شُجَاعٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا يَبْطِشُ بِالضُّعَفَاءِ.
He is brave, but he does not tyrannize over the weak.
The first description might suggest unchecked force to some hearers. The second clause blocks that possible misunderstanding, giving it a protective or iḥtirās-like function.
Not every clause introduced by “but” constitutes iḥtirās. The label fits when the qualification actually guards against a plausible misconception rather than merely adding an unrelated fact.