In the elliptical question hal min musāʿidin, additional min reinforces “any at all.” Musāʿidin is genitive in form and may be analyzed as a nominative nominal subject in position, with an implied predicate.
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Additional Min in a Question
Additional Particles: Seven Forms, Emphasis and Syntactic Case
In the elliptical question hal min musāʿidin, additional min reinforces “any at all.” Musāʿidin is genitive in form and may be analyzed as a nominative nominal subject in position, with an implied predicate.