LessonsThree Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and AttributionQuiz

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The third type of kināyah seeks an attribution.

Generosity, courage, or nobility may be understood, but the principal aim is not merely to define those qualities. It is to assign them to a particular person. Instead of directly saying that a named individual is generous, the speaker may locate generosity in that person’s house, clothing, or surroundings.

The central distinction is: the second class asks which attribute? while the third asks whose attribute?

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The third division: allusion to attribution

Three Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and Attribution

الثالثة من أقسام الكناية المطلوب بها نسبة
The third type of kināyah seeks an attribution.

Generosity, courage, or nobility may be understood, but the principal aim is not merely to define those qualities. It is to assign them to a particular person. Instead of directly saying that a named individual is generous, the speaker may locate generosity in that person’s house, clothing, or surroundings.

The central distinction is: the second class asks which attribute? while the third asks whose attribute?