LessonsAl-Munādā: Vocative Types and RulesQuiz

أَوْ مُشَابِهًا لِلْمُضَافِ، نَحْوَ: «يَا طَالِعًا جَبَلًا!».
Translation: The vocative is also accusative when it is quasi-construct, e.g. “O you who climb a mountain!”.

A quasi-construct vocative is completed by a related complement, without being the first term of a true iḍāfa.

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Quasi-Construct Vocative

Al-Munādā: Vocative Types and Rules

أَوْ مُشَابِهًا لِلْمُضَافِ، نَحْوَ: «يَا طَالِعًا جَبَلًا!».
Translation: The vocative is also accusative when it is quasi-construct, e.g. “O you who climb a mountain!”.

A quasi-construct vocative is completed by a related complement, without being the first term of a true iḍāfa.