نَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ لَا نُورَثُ
We, the company of prophets, do not leave an inheritance.
Specification is not confined to the ayyuhā form. In naḥnu maʿshara al-anbiyāʾ lā nūrath, the accusative expression maʿshara al-anbiyāʾ identifies the relevant group of speakers.
The earlier ayyuhā al-rajul has the surface form of address, whereas maʿshara here is a specifically accusative expression. They share the communicative aim of specifying a group, not an identical grammatical construction.
ExpressionSurface formRhetorical effect
Anā ... ayyuhā al-rajulVocative-like phraseHighlight speaker’s quality
Naḥnu maʿshara al-anbiyāʾAccusative specificationDefine speaker’s class
Yā rajuluOrdinary vocativeCall for addressee’s attention