مَا زَيْدٌ إِلَّا كَاتِبٌ
Zayd is only a writer.
The property of being a writer is affirmed as the relevant exclusive description of Zayd. This does not imply that no one else writes; the direction of restriction has changed.
Opening interactive controls...
Restricting the subject to a property
Qasr by Coordination, Negation–Exception, and Innamā
مَا زَيْدٌ إِلَّا كَاتِبٌ
Zayd is only a writer.
The property of being a writer is affirmed as the relevant exclusive description of Zayd. This does not imply that no one else writes; the direction of restriction has changed.