LessonsAl-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and TypesQuiz

وَكَذَلِكَ الْمَفْعُولُ بِهِ، نَحْوُ: «هَذَا زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا»؛ فَإِنَّ مَعْنَاهُ: الْمُشَارُ إِلَيْهِ قَائِمًا هُوَ زَيْدٌ.
Translation: Similarly, the object can be semantic: “This is Zayd, standing.” The meaning is that the one pointed to while standing is Zayd.

Qāʾiman describes the person indicated by hādhā; the act of indicating is understood rather than overtly stated.

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Demonstration and a Semantic Object

Al-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and Types

وَكَذَلِكَ الْمَفْعُولُ بِهِ، نَحْوُ: «هَذَا زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا»؛ فَإِنَّ مَعْنَاهُ: الْمُشَارُ إِلَيْهِ قَائِمًا هُوَ زَيْدٌ.
Translation: Similarly, the object can be semantic: “This is Zayd, standing.” The meaning is that the one pointed to while standing is Zayd.

Qāʾiman describes the person indicated by hādhā; the act of indicating is understood rather than overtly stated.