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Particular الجُزْئِيّ
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Particular
al-juzʾī
الجُزْئِيّ
A (juzʾī) is a meaning whose very prevents it from being shared by many.
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Explanation
A proper name for one individual is the clearest case: it already fixes one individual.
Also written as: juzi, juz'i, particular term.
In the text
وَالْمُفْرَدُ إِمَّا كُلِّيٌّ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي لَا يَمْنَعُ نَفْسُ تَصَوُّرِ مَفْهُومِهِ وُقُوعَ الشَّرِكَةِ فِيهِ كَالإِنْسَانِ، وَإِمَّا جُزْئِيٌّ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَمْنَعُ نَفْسُ تَصَوُّرِ مَفْهُومِهِ ذَلِكَ كَزَيْدٍ عَلَمًا.A simple utterance is either universal, one whose meaning, merely by being conceived, does not exclude being shared by many, like “human”; or particular, one whose meaning, merely by being conceived, excludes that, like “Zayd” as a proper name.Examples
- زَيْد“Zayd”, a particular person
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Question 1
What is a particular (juzʾī)?
الجُزْئِيّ
A is a meaning whose alone already rules out its being shared by many.
Question 2
Which of these is a particular?
“ʿAmr” as a proper name already fixes one individual; “animal” and “writer” can be shared by many.
Question 3
How does a particular differ from a universal?
The difference lies in the itself: a 's conception rules out sharing, a 's does not.
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