1. Identify the intended use of the whole expression: name, description, or assertion.
2. Check whether any expression-parts have separate meanings; do not merely count letters.
3. Ask whether those parts are deliberately being used to denote parts of the whole meaning. If yes, classify it as murakkab; if not, as mufrad. For instance, Islamabad as a city name and “inhabited city” as a description have different functions.
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A three-step classification method
Simple and Composite Expressions: Definitions, Four Forms, and Examples
1. Identify the intended use of the whole expression: name, description, or assertion.
2. Check whether any expression-parts have separate meanings; do not merely count letters.
3. Ask whether those parts are deliberately being used to denote parts of the whole meaning. If yes, classify it as murakkab; if not, as mufrad. For instance, Islamabad as a city name and “inhabited city” as a description have different functions.