LessonsThree Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and AttributionQuiz

المطلوب بها غير صفة ولا نسبة
The first seeks neither a quality nor an attribution.

This type combines distinctive signs or circumstances to identify a person, group, or thing. Martial features, for example, may identify the people characterized by them.

The qualities are means of recognition; the final destination is identifying the referent, not merely affirming an adjective.

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Three Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and Attribution

المطلوب بها غير صفة ولا نسبة
The first seeks neither a quality nor an attribution.

This type combines distinctive signs or circumstances to identify a person, group, or thing. Martial features, for example, may identify the people characterized by them.

The qualities are means of recognition; the final destination is identifying the referent, not merely affirming an adjective.