ارکانِ استعارہ کی تعداد کتنی ہے؟

استعارہ (Ista'ara) in Urdu and Arabic rhetoric refers to a metaphor, a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. It involves borrowing a quality from one thing to describe another. The pillars or elements of استعارہ are three in number.

• The three essential components are:
1. مستعار لہ (Musta'ar lahu): The actual subject or the thing being described (the tenor).
2. مستعار منہ (Musta'ar minhu): The object or concept from which the quality is borrowed (the vehicle).
3. وجہ جامع (Wajh-e-Jami): The common quality or shared characteristic between the tenor and vehicle (the ground of resemblance).

Therefore, the correct answer is B: 3, as these three elements are fundamental to forming a complete استعارہ.