مَا جَاءَ إِلَّا زَيْدٌ
No one came except Zayd.
Negation establishes a broader domain of denied possibilities; illā then singles out the excepted term. Here the event of coming is affirmed exclusively of Zayd within the relevant group.
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Negation with exception
Qasr by Coordination, Negation–Exception, and Innamā
مَا جَاءَ إِلَّا زَيْدٌ
No one came except Zayd.
Negation establishes a broader domain of denied possibilities; illā then singles out the excepted term. Here the event of coming is affirmed exclusively of Zayd within the relevant group.