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Signification by inclusion دَلَالَةُ التَّضَمُّن

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Signification by inclusion

dalālat al-taḍammun

دَلَالَةُ التَّضَمُّن

by is when an signifies a part of the meaning for which it was coined.

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Inclusion: “human” signifies a part of its meaning, such as “animal”.

Explanation

It applies only to meanings that have parts: the part is included (mutaḍamman) in the whole meaning.

Also written as: tadammun, tadhammun, dalalah tadammuniyyah.

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 وَحْدَهُ“human” signifying animal alone, or rational alone

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Question 1
What is signification by inclusion (taḍammun)?
Question 2
Suppose “horse” was coined for “neighing animal”. When “horse” signifies “animal” alone, which kind of signification is this?
Question 3
To which meanings can signification by inclusion apply?
إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ جُزْءٌ

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