تَخْصِيصُ الْمَنْعُوتِ إِنْ كَانَا نَكِرَتَيْنِ، نَحْوُ: «جَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ عَالِمٌ»، وَتَوْضِيحُهُ إِنْ كَانَا مَعْرِفَتَيْنِ، نَحْوُ: «جَاءَنِي زَيْدٌ الْفَاضِلُ».
Translation: If both the noun and adjective are indefinite, the adjective specifies the noun; if both are definite, it clarifies the identification.
Takhsīṣ narrows an indefinite class (which sort of man?). Tawḍīḥ clarifies a definite referent (which Zayd?). Agreement can be parallel while the discourse function differs.
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The Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational Attributes
تَخْصِيصُ الْمَنْعُوتِ إِنْ كَانَا نَكِرَتَيْنِ، نَحْوُ: «جَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ عَالِمٌ»، وَتَوْضِيحُهُ إِنْ كَانَا مَعْرِفَتَيْنِ، نَحْوُ: «جَاءَنِي زَيْدٌ الْفَاضِلُ».
Translation: If both the noun and adjective are indefinite, the adjective specifies the noun; if both are definite, it clarifies the identification.
Takhsīṣ narrows an indefinite class (which sort of man?). Tawḍīḥ clarifies a definite referent (which Zayd?). Agreement can be parallel while the discourse function differs.