What is shown by a full answer like «Muḥammad nabiyyunā» and the contrast «Zayd ʿālim / Zayd yataʿallam»?
Conditions of the Predicate: Ellipsis, Reconstruction and Expression
- Expressing a predicate only adds words
- Every participle denotes an eternal property
- Mention can clarify predication, while noun/verb form may foreground characterization or activity
- An imperfect verb cannot be a predicate