LessonsVerbal Embellishments: Complete and Incomplete Jinās, Reversal, Derivation and Quasi-DerivationQuiz

Related-sounding words may occur directly next to each other, at a short interval, or at separate positions in a sentence or verse. Labels for such configurations—paired, repeated or recurrent—highlight the arrangement of the similar expressions.

The central condition remains phonetic or formal resemblance with distinct meanings. Ordinary meter or rhyme should not be mistaken for a fully specified category of jinās.

«وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ»
I have come to you from Sabaʾ with reliable news.

The proximity of «سبإ» and «نبإ» produces a striking verbal echo at the beginning of the message.

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Paired or successive wordplay

Verbal Embellishments: Complete and Incomplete Jinās, Reversal, Derivation and Quasi-Derivation

Related-sounding words may occur directly next to each other, at a short interval, or at separate positions in a sentence or verse. Labels for such configurations—paired, repeated or recurrent—highlight the arrangement of the similar expressions.

The central condition remains phonetic or formal resemblance with distinct meanings. Ordinary meter or rhyme should not be mistaken for a fully specified category of jinās.

«وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ»
I have come to you from Sabaʾ with reliable news.

The proximity of «سبإ» and «نبإ» produces a striking verbal echo at the beginning of the message.