دَلَالَةٌ
Root: دل
Full Definition
دَلَالَةٌ
: see the next paragraph, in four places; and see its pl. in the same:
2 see also دَلِيلٌ, in two places.
3 As a conventional term, it means A word's signification, or indication of meaning: this is of three kinds: thus إِنْسَانٌ signifies, or indicates, “ an animal endowed with reason ” بِالمُطَابَقَةِ, i. e. by complete correspondence; and “ an animal ” or “ a being endowed with reason ” بِالتَّضَمُّنِ, i. e. [by partial inclusion, or] partially; and “ a being capable of knowledge ” بِٱلِالْتِزَامِ, i. e. [necessarily, or] by a necessary idea attached to it in the mind.
2 see also دَلِيلٌ, in two places.
3 As a conventional term, it means A word's signification, or indication of meaning: this is of three kinds: thus إِنْسَانٌ signifies, or indicates, “ an animal endowed with reason ” بِالمُطَابَقَةِ, i. e. by complete correspondence; and “ an animal ” or “ a being endowed with reason ” بِالتَّضَمُّنِ, i. e. [by partial inclusion, or] partially; and “ a being capable of knowledge ” بِٱلِالْتِزَامِ, i. e. [necessarily, or] by a necessary idea attached to it in the mind.
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