If “walad al-ḥajjām ḥāḍir” is used disparagingly, where does that effect come from?
The Subject through Iḍāfah and Indefiniteness: Rhetorical Purposes
- Because all iḍāfahs are disparaging
- The chosen relationship within a particular discursive setting
- An inherent lexical inferiority in the profession
- Because walad is indefinite