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أُسْنِدَ إِلَيْهِ — Translation: “is attributed to it.”

إسناد means linking an action or predication to a noun in the sentence. In قَامَ زَيْدٌ, standing is attributed to Zayd. In زَيْدٌ ضَارِبٌ أَبُوهُ عَمْرًا, the striking is attributed not to Zayd but to his father, أَبُوهُ; Zayd is the mubtadaʾ.

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“Attributed to it”

Al-Marfūʿāt: The Fāʿil, Its Definition and Full Parsing

أُسْنِدَ إِلَيْهِ — Translation: “is attributed to it.”

إسناد means linking an action or predication to a noun in the sentence. In قَامَ زَيْدٌ, standing is attributed to Zayd. In زَيْدٌ ضَارِبٌ أَبُوهُ عَمْرًا, the striking is attributed not to Zayd but to his father, أَبُوهُ; Zayd is the mubtadaʾ.