LessonsHomonymous Expressions, Interpretation, and Explicit ClarificationQuiz

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The independently assigned senses of a homonym are not treated like the members of a general expression.

In the Hanafi account presented here, a single ambiguous occurrence does not automatically assert all of its independent lexical meanings. Thus one occurrence of jāriyah cannot by itself regulate both a slave and a ship.

This differs from cases where one established sense includes many individuals, or where the word is used separately on two occasions with different meanings.

The restriction concerns combining independent senses in one occurrence without a sufficient basis.

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Why the senses are not all simultaneously invoked

Homonymous Expressions, Interpretation, and Explicit Clarification

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The independently assigned senses of a homonym are not treated like the members of a general expression.

In the Hanafi account presented here, a single ambiguous occurrence does not automatically assert all of its independent lexical meanings. Thus one occurrence of jāriyah cannot by itself regulate both a slave and a ship.

This differs from cases where one established sense includes many individuals, or where the word is used separately on two occasions with different meanings.

The restriction concerns combining independent senses in one occurrence without a sufficient basis.