اللفظ باعتبار وضعه للمعنى على أربعة أقسام: الخاص والعام والمشترك والمؤول.
With respect to its assignment to meaning, a word falls into four classes: particular, general, shared and interpreted.
Khass: assigned to one determinate meaning.
‘Amm: includes multiple members within its scope.
Mushtarak: assigned to distinct meanings.
Mu’awwal: selects one of possible shared meanings through interpretive evidence.
We examine khass here; the other three have their own sections later.
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The Book of Allah and the Particular Expression (Khass)
اللفظ باعتبار وضعه للمعنى على أربعة أقسام: الخاص والعام والمشترك والمؤول.
With respect to its assignment to meaning, a word falls into four classes: particular, general, shared and interpreted.
Khass: assigned to one determinate meaning.
‘Amm: includes multiple members within its scope.
Mushtarak: assigned to distinct meanings.
Mu’awwal: selects one of possible shared meanings through interpretive evidence.
We examine khass here; the other three have their own sections later.