LessonsQasr by Coordination, Negation–Exception, and InnamāQuiz

إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ
I am only a human.

A common grammatical account treats mā as kāffa, neutralizing the governing action of inna. Hence the following nominal subject retains its nominative or pronoun-based independent construction.

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The composition of innamā

Qasr by Coordination, Negation–Exception, and Innamā

إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ
I am only a human.

A common grammatical account treats mā as kāffa, neutralizing the governing action of inna. Hence the following nominal subject retains its nominative or pronoun-based independent construction.