LessonsTajrīd: Definition, Seven Forms, and Rhetorical IntensificationQuiz

FeatureBāʾ with sourceBāʾ with extract
AttachmentOriginal bearerImagined counterpart
Illustration“Bihi al-baḥr”Poetic bāʾ of accompaniment
Conceptual effectExtracts a ‘sea’ of generosityImagines the counterpart accompanying its source

Both modes heighten a characteristic. Syntax changes the imagined form of extraction. Bāʾ may also occur in ordinary language without tajrīd; construction and context remain necessary.

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Comparing the two bāʾ patterns

Tajrīd: Definition, Seven Forms, and Rhetorical Intensification

FeatureBāʾ with sourceBāʾ with extract
AttachmentOriginal bearerImagined counterpart
Illustration“Bihi al-baḥr”Poetic bāʾ of accompaniment
Conceptual effectExtracts a ‘sea’ of generosityImagines the counterpart accompanying its source

Both modes heighten a characteristic. Syntax changes the imagined form of extraction. Bāʾ may also occur in ordinary language without tajrīd; construction and context remain necessary.