LessonsTaʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative SpeechQuiz

إن قلت الوسائط بلا خفاء
With few links and no obscurity in the relation, the mode is termed īmāʾ or ishārah.

The audience requires neither many intermediate steps nor an unusual hidden association. The construction and context quickly disclose the intended point.

Here īmāʾ and ishārah name a closely related clear and short mode. They are not presented as two obligatorily distinct logical types with separate conditions.

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Īmāʾ and ishārah: a clear, short inference

Taʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative Speech

إن قلت الوسائط بلا خفاء
With few links and no obscurity in the relation, the mode is termed īmāʾ or ishārah.

The audience requires neither many intermediate steps nor an unusual hidden association. The construction and context quickly disclose the intended point.

Here īmāʾ and ishārah name a closely related clear and short mode. They are not presented as two obligatorily distinct logical types with separate conditions.