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Simple utterance

al-mufrad

المُفْرَد

A simple utterance (mufrad) is one whose part does not signify a part of its meaning.

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Explanation

In “human” (insān), the syllables carry no part of the meaning; the word signifies as a whole.

Also written as: mufrad, single term, simple expression.

In the text

ثُمَّ اللَّفْظُ إِمَّا مُفْرَدٌ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي لَا يُرَادُ بِالْجُزْءِ مِنْهُ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى جُزْءِ مَعْنَاهُ كَالإِنْسَانِ، وَإِمَّا مُؤَلَّفٌ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي لَا يَكُونُ كَذَلِكَ كَرَامِي الْحِجَارَةِ.Next, an utterance is either simple, one whose part is not meant to signify a part of its meaning, like “human”; or composite, one that is not so, like “thrower of stones”.

Examples

إِنْسَان“human”

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