Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 3 Metonymy What is metonymy? What are kam, k'ayyin, and k'ayy metonyms for? What is kadha a metonym for? Metonymy is referring to a specific thing with a word that does not specifically indicate it. There are three words used for metonymy**:کم ، کأیِّن و کذا**. کم and کأیِّن are metonyms for numbers only, for example**:کم** کتاباً عِندک؟.
کذا is a metonym for numbers, actions, and words and is usaully repeated, for example**:عِندي کذا و کذا کِتاباً.** Previous Next