وَ«حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ».
Translation: And “handsome of face,” one whose face is attractive.
حَسَنُ: ṣifah mushabbahah, the descriptive mudāf.
الْوَجْهِ: genitive mudāf ilayh. The intended meaning is that the person’s face has beauty.
This is formal iḍāfah because the descriptor is attached to its own semantic dependent. Do not analyze it as a mere possession relationship.
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Al-Majrūrāt — Semantic and Formal Iḍāfah
وَ«حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ».
Translation: And “handsome of face,” one whose face is attractive.
حَسَنُ: ṣifah mushabbahah, the descriptive mudāf.
الْوَجْهِ: genitive mudāf ilayh. The intended meaning is that the person’s face has beauty.
This is formal iḍāfah because the descriptor is attached to its own semantic dependent. Do not analyze it as a mere possession relationship.