LessonsThe Separating Pronoun (Ḍamīr al-Faṣl): Restriction, Emphasis and PredicationQuiz

زَيْدٌ هُوَ الْقَائِمُ
Zayd is the one standing.

Zayd: the person about whom the judgment is made (musnad ilayh).
Huwa: the separating pronoun, semantically matching the preceding person.
Al-qāʾim: the predicate that attributes standing.

The underlying assertion attributes standing to Zayd. The additional pronoun can present that standing as specially attached to Zayd. That rhetorical force must be understood alongside the grammatical construction.

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The Separating Pronoun (Ḍamīr al-Faṣl): Restriction, Emphasis and Predication

زَيْدٌ هُوَ الْقَائِمُ
Zayd is the one standing.

Zayd: the person about whom the judgment is made (musnad ilayh).
Huwa: the separating pronoun, semantically matching the preceding person.
Al-qāʾim: the predicate that attributes standing.

The underlying assertion attributes standing to Zayd. The additional pronoun can present that standing as specially attached to Zayd. That rhetorical force must be understood alongside the grammatical construction.