Signification by implication

dalālat al-iltizām

دَلَالَةُ الالْتِزَام

Signification by implication is when an utterance signifies something outside its meaning that necessarily accompanies that meaning in the mind.

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Explanation

What is signified is not part of the meaning, but the mind cannot conceive the meaning without moving to it.

Also written as: iltizam, dalalah iltizamiyyah.

دَلَالَةُ الإِنْسَانِ عَلَى قَابِلِ العِلْمِ وَصَنْعَةِ الكِتَابَةِ“human” signifying what is capable of knowledge and of the craft of writing

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