LessonsThe Three Kinds of Conventional Verbal IndicationQuiz

The same word can exhibit either relation depending on which meaning is indicated.
Human → rational animal: whole, mutabaqah.
Human → animal: constituent, tadammun.
Human → rational: constituent, tadammun.
The word has not changed. What changes is whether its whole concept or a part of that concept is intended.

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Compare whole and part indication

The Three Kinds of Conventional Verbal Indication

The same word can exhibit either relation depending on which meaning is indicated.
Human → rational animal: whole, mutabaqah.
Human → animal: constituent, tadammun.
Human → rational: constituent, tadammun.
The word has not changed. What changes is whether its whole concept or a part of that concept is intended.