LessonsTajrīd: Definition, Seven Forms, and Rhetorical IntensificationQuiz

TypeIllustrative expression
Min“Lī min fulān ṣadīq ḥamīm”
Bāʾ with source“La-tasʾalanna bihi al-baḥr”
Bāʾ with extractPoetic accompaniment construction
Fī“Lahum fīhā dār al-khuld”
No particle“Aw yamūta karīm”
By allusion“Wa-lā yashrabu kaʾsan bi-kaffi man bakhilā”
Self-address“Lā khayla ʿindaka tuhdīhā”

For every example, identification requires specifying the source, imagined counterpart, and shared quality.

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Summary of the seven forms with examples

Tajrīd: Definition, Seven Forms, and Rhetorical Intensification

TypeIllustrative expression
Min“Lī min fulān ṣadīq ḥamīm”
Bāʾ with source“La-tasʾalanna bihi al-baḥr”
Bāʾ with extractPoetic accompaniment construction
Fī“Lahum fīhā dār al-khuld”
No particle“Aw yamūta karīm”
By allusion“Wa-lā yashrabu kaʾsan bi-kaffi man bakhilā”
Self-address“Lā khayla ʿindaka tuhdīhā”

For every example, identification requires specifying the source, imagined counterpart, and shared quality.