Do Maturidiyah affirm a known meaning for Sifāt like As-Sam' and Al-Basar? [Part 1]
They do not affirm the specific meaning, rather they only affirm that which connects Allah with the creation (not a defined literal connection). For example as Allamah Taftazani in his famous Sharh Aqāid an-Nasafiyyah He says:
As-Sam', it is the Sifah which associates with that which can be heard. Al-Basar, it is the Sifah which associates with that which can be seen. 
As we see in the example above, you can only see an outer-lined explanation to what results in the Sifah, but not the Sifah itself. So in fact, for these attributes to be claimed that we know its specific meaning, by those who argue we only affirm XYZ but not ABC,
is a total position of ignorance.
For the attributes of Al-Hayat, Qudrah, and Iradah, he gives us an explanation about their necessity, not what they in fact are themselves, however, what their goals and outcomes are (i.e. for Mumkin Al-Wujud to exist).
For the attributes of Al-Hayat, Qudrah, and Iradah, he gives us an explanation about their necessity, not what they in fact are themselves, however, what their goals and outcomes are (i.e. for Mumkin Al-Wujud to exist).
A very similar understanding can be found by another Maturidi scholar, Mulla Ali Qari Al-Hanafi who says similar things in his Sharh on Al-Fiqh Al-Akbar.
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