Abstract

This study deals with a linguistic phenomenon that has not been fully researched. This phenomenon was mentioned in some of the works of the bedî scholars who called it ittisâ (statements that can be interpreted in more than one meaning – provided that the vocabularies can express these interpretations – without any presence of any presumption in favour of any meaning, often out of the intention of the speaker. Multiples interpretations used for many reasons, may be grammatical, word’s structure, phonetic or written, this linguistic phenomenon deserves in-depth survey. This research examines the phenomenon of ittisâ on two sides: 1- The techniques used by the speaker to produce statements with multiple meanings 2- How the recipient interpret these statements. This research will be a guide showing us the rhetorical art in ittisâ. it will introduce examples of the ittisâ science from the Holly Quraan, the prophet’s Hadith, the words of the companions, and the poems of the Arabs and their proverbs.