MethodExampleDistinctive featureNegation and exceptionmā ʿAliyyun illā qāʾimNegation followed by exceptionInnamāinnamā al-fāhimu ʿAliyyRestriction in a conventional particle constructionCoordinationanā nāthir lā nāẓimExplicitly contrasts alternativesFrontingiyyāka naʿbuduEmphasizes the fronted object
All convey a restricted relation, but where negation falls, what is affirmed, and how words are arranged are different. Correct analysis states both the device and the specific direction of restriction.