In this type, the main purpose is to suggest a quality without naming it directly.
«طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ»
“One with a long sword-strap.”
«طَوِيلُ الْقَامَةِ»
“One who is tall.”
The first expression leads conventionally to the second idea. The aim is to describe a quality of the person rather than primarily to identify the individual, making this kināyah about a quality.
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Representative and Implicit Metaphor, Imaginative Attribution and Kināyah
In this type, the main purpose is to suggest a quality without naming it directly.
«طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ»
“One with a long sword-strap.”
«طَوِيلُ الْقَامَةِ»
“One who is tall.”
The first expression leads conventionally to the second idea. The aim is to describe a quality of the person rather than primarily to identify the individual, making this kināyah about a quality.