A Reading in the Structure of Lasiyama ‘Especially’ with the Investigation of the Message Kashf Al-Amaa ‘an Ma’aany Lasiyama ‘Removing the Ignorance on the Meaning of Especially’ by Al-Mazjaji (Died in 1265 AH)

Abstract

This research aims to read the structure of “Especially”, through investigating the message Kashf Al-Amaa ‘an Ma’aany Lasiyama ‘Removing the Ignorance on the Meaning of Especially’ by Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Abdul-Khaleq Al-Mazjaji. The research seeks to clarify the saying in the structure of “Especially” through three matters: the realization of a message by one of the scholars of Zabid who talked about the structure of “Especially”, and the statement of the grammatical views of  Al-Mazjaji, and concluding with a specific opinion inclined to a statement or a hint. The research concluded that: The manifestation of the saying about Al-Mazjaji, who was born and died in the city of Zabid (1212-1265 AH), as his biography was scarce for most of those who talked about him, especially in determining the year of his death. Al-Mazjaji sees that “Especially” is not an exception in anything, as it is a linguistic structure that leads to the meaning of exception, and it comes in two directions: exaggeration and preference, as well as conditioning. The issue of “Especially” is one of the most common grammatical issues. The discussion of its structure, meanings, and use has come in seven sections discussed in the study.