synonyms (الْمُتَرَادِف)
علوم القرآن أصول الفقه العقيدة
التعريف :
Several words having the same meaning.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
What has one meaning and various names.
الشرح المختصر :
"Taraaduf" (synonymy) means the unity in concept and meaning and the variation and difference in words that indicate that meaning. The "mutaraadif" (synonymous term) is that which has one meaning and various names, like "layth" and "asad" (both meaning "lion" in the Arabic language).
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Mutaraadif": successive, consecutive. Original meaning: following. "Taraaduf": succession.