Signification by correspondence

dalālat al-muṭābaqa

دَلَالَةُ المُطَابَقَة

by is when an signifies the whole meaning for which it was coined.

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Correspondence: “human” signifies the whole of what it was coined for, “rational animal”.

Explanation

The and the meaning match exactly, hence the name muṭābaqa ().

It is the basis of the other two kinds: an can only signify part of its meaning, or something that accompanies it, because it first signifies the whole.

Also written as: mutabaqa, dalalah mutabaqiyyah.

In the text

إِيسَاغُوجِي: اللَّفْظُ الدَّالُّ يَدُلُّ عَلَى مَا وُضِعَ لَهُ بِالْمُطَابَقَةِ، وَعَلَى جُزْئِهِ بِالتَّضَمُّنِ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ جُزْءٌ، وَعَلَى مَا يُلَازِمُهُ فِي الذِّهْنِ بِالِالْتِزَامِ،Īsāghūjī (Introduction): a signifying utterance signifies what it was coined for by correspondence, a part of that if it has a part by inclusion, and what accompanies it in the mind by implication,كَالإِنْسَانِ، فَإِنَّهُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى الْحَيَوَانِ النَّاطِقِ بِالْمُطَابَقَةِ، وَعَلَى أَحَدِهِمَا بِالتَّضَمُّنِ، وَعَلَى قَابِلِ الْعِلْمِ وَصَنْعَةِ الْكِتَابَةِ بِالِالْتِزَامِ؛as with “human”: it signifies “rational animal” by correspondence, one of the two by inclusion, and “capable of knowledge and of the craft of writing” by implication.

Examples

دَلَالَةُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى الحَيَوَانِ النَّاطِقِ“human” signifying rational animal

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Question 1
What is signification by correspondence (muṭābaqa)?
Question 2
Suppose “horse” was coined for “neighing animal”. When “horse” signifies “neighing animal”, which kind of signification is this?
Question 3
Why is this signification called muṭābaqa, “correspondence”?
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