وَإِنْ كَانَ مُعَرَّفًا بِاللَّامِ، قِيلَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ!» وَ«يَا أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ!».
Translation: When the addressed noun is definite with al-, one says “yā ayyuhā r-rajulu” or “yā ayyatuhā l-marʾatu”.
In the core pattern, “ayyuhā” mediates the address rather than attaching yā directly to an al-definite noun.
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Al-Munādā: Vocative Types and Rules
وَإِنْ كَانَ مُعَرَّفًا بِاللَّامِ، قِيلَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ!» وَ«يَا أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ!».
Translation: When the addressed noun is definite with al-, one says “yā ayyuhā r-rajulu” or “yā ayyatuhā l-marʾatu”.
In the core pattern, “ayyuhā” mediates the address rather than attaching yā directly to an al-definite noun.