Idmāj embeds a second intended meaning into speech primarily arranged for another purpose. The original purpose may be praise or something else.
The literal idea of embedding is important: the secondary meaning is worked into the primary expression, not placed beside it as an obviously separate statement. The primary communication remains intelligible while a second purpose emerges.
Idmāj is broader than istitbāʿ because the embedded purpose need not itself be praise.
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Tafrīʿ, Praise or Blame by Apparent Exception, Ist itbāʿ and Idmāj
Idmāj embeds a second intended meaning into speech primarily arranged for another purpose. The original purpose may be praise or something else.
The literal idea of embedding is important: the secondary meaning is worked into the primary expression, not placed beside it as an obviously separate statement. The primary communication remains intelligible while a second purpose emerges.
Idmāj is broader than istitbāʿ because the embedded purpose need not itself be praise.