What is the meaning of lexical ambiguity?
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The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : What is the difference between similarity and lexical ambiguity?
The Shaykh : No, lexical ambiguity is one thing, and similarity in meaning is another; they are not the same. Similarity is not the same as lexical ambiguity.
The questioner : And what is lexical ambiguity?
The Shaykh : Lexical ambiguity means that one word indicates several meanings. This is lexical ambiguity. For example, the word "ayn" (eye) is used for several meanings: the seeing eye, the gold coin, and the flowing water. Yes.
The questioner : The spy.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The spy.
The Shaykh : No, the word for "spy" is considered a metaphor, because the intended meaning of "spy" is the whole person. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : What is the difference between similarity and lexical ambiguity?
The Shaykh : No, lexical ambiguity is one thing, and similarity in meaning is another; they are not the same. Similarity is not the same as lexical ambiguity.
The questioner : And what is lexical ambiguity?
The Shaykh : Lexical ambiguity means that one word indicates several meanings. This is lexical ambiguity. For example, the word "ayn" (eye) is used for several meanings: the seeing eye, the gold coin, and the flowing water. Yes.
The questioner : The spy.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The spy.
The Shaykh : No, the word for "spy" is considered a metaphor, because the intended meaning of "spy" is the whole person. Yes.