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Universal
al-kullī
الكُلِّيّ
A (kullī) is a meaning whose very does not prevent it from being shared by many.
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Explanation
Whether the meaning actually has many instances does not matter; what matters is that it does not rule sharing out.
are divided into the five universals: , , , and .
Also written as: kulli, kully, universal term.
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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
- الإِنْسَان“human”
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Question 1
What is a universal (kullī)?
الكُلِّيّ
A is a meaning whose alone does not rule out its being shared by many.
Question 2
Which of these is a universal?
“horse” does not rule out its being shared by many; a proper name already fixes one individual.
Question 3
Suppose only one sun is known to exist. Is the meaning “sun” a universal?
Whether a meaning actually has many instances does not matter; what matters is that it does not rule sharing out.
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