LessonsVerbal Embellishments: Resembling Endings, Jinas, Sajʿ, and Further DevicesQuiz

Tashabuh al-atraf links clause boundaries; jinas joins verbal likeness to distinct senses; tasdir relates beginnings to endings; and sajʿ shapes prose-final cadences.

Qalb concerns reversal of letters; ʿaks reverses the arrangement of words; tashriʿ permits multiple valid poetic endings; muwaraba responds to criticism through verbal flexibility; and word-to-word harmony preserves consistent diction.

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A comparison of the nine major verbal devices

Verbal Embellishments: Resembling Endings, Jinas, Sajʿ, and Further Devices

Tashabuh al-atraf links clause boundaries; jinas joins verbal likeness to distinct senses; tasdir relates beginnings to endings; and sajʿ shapes prose-final cadences.

Qalb concerns reversal of letters; ʿaks reverses the arrangement of words; tashriʿ permits multiple valid poetic endings; muwaraba responds to criticism through verbal flexibility; and word-to-word harmony preserves consistent diction.