Calling the sun and moon al-qamaran does not turn the sun into the moon; calling both parents al-abawan does not turn the mother into a father. Likewise, a masculine plural does not exclude women from possessing the trait of devotion.
The common principle is the distinction between predominance in expression and the reality of the referents. Taghlib is a linguistic mechanism, not an ontological transformation.
Keeping these levels separate prevents both literalist misreadings and unsupported claims about identity.