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Semantics

in arh al-Kfiya by Rad al-Dn


al-Astarbd: the Notion of wa
Beata Sheyhatovitch
Tel Aviv University

Wa- definition
Astarbd, 1, p. 21:

...

Kalima (word/morpheme) - definition


Astarbd, 1, p. 19 - Ibn jibs definition:

Astarbd, 1, p. 21 criticizes Ibn jibs


definition :






.
Astarbd, 1, p. 22 offers another definition:

Types of coined elements


Astarbd, 1, p. 25:


)
1
(

( )2

()

()

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Examples of arguments based on the


concept of coining
Astarbd, 1, p. 33:


Astarbd, 1, p. 40:
+ )

(=








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Modes of denotation
3 ways in which a word can have its meaning:
by the virtue of its coining (waan) literal
meaning of the most words
by nature (aban) - onomatopoeic words
by the means of reason (aqlan) inferred
meaning

Wa in the definition of verb


Astarbd, 1, p. 38:
Ibn jibs definition:


Astarbd :

Distinction between primary


meaning/function and actual usage-1
Astarbd, 1, p. 65:

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[]...

Distinction between primary


meaning/function and actual usage-2
Astarbd, 1, p. 136:

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