Ask three questions before classifying a form as a sound-word:
1. Is the expression imitating a natural sound?
2. Is it a conventional call directed at an animal?
3. Or is it an ordinary noun, verbal noun or verb that merely concerns sounds?
The first two fit the chapter. In the third case, determine the word’s actual grammatical class.
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Al-Aṣwāt — Sound-words, Their Two Uses and Grammatical Analysis
Ask three questions before classifying a form as a sound-word:
1. Is the expression imitating a natural sound?
2. Is it a conventional call directed at an animal?
3. Or is it an ordinary noun, verbal noun or verb that merely concerns sounds?
The first two fit the chapter. In the third case, determine the word’s actual grammatical class.