Tawriyah uses a word with an apparent near meaning and an intended less obvious meaning. In a suitable context, yazīdu can invite a play between a personal name and the verb “increases.”
Īhām permits opposed readings, for example praise or blame under different interpretations. Mere lexical ambiguity proves neither device; the intended reading and surrounding clues determine the particular rhetorical effect.
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Supplementary Applied Practice — Maʿānī, Bayān and Badīʿ
Tawriyah uses a word with an apparent near meaning and an intended less obvious meaning. In a suitable context, yazīdu can invite a play between a personal name and the verb “increases.”
Īhām permits opposed readings, for example praise or blame under different interpretations. Mere lexical ambiguity proves neither device; the intended reading and surrounding clues determine the particular rhetorical effect.