LessonsAl-Munādā: Vocative Types and RulesQuiz

يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ!
Translation: O man!
يَا: vocative particle.
أَيُّ: addressee-form built on ḍamma in accusative position.
هَا: particle of attention.
الرَّجُلُ: nominative adjective/qualifier of “ayy”.

Al-rajulu follows “ayy” as a nominative qualifier; it is not an accusative construct vocative.

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Parsing “Yā Ayyuhā r-Rajul”

Al-Munādā: Vocative Types and Rules

يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ!
Translation: O man!
يَا: vocative particle.
أَيُّ: addressee-form built on ḍamma in accusative position.
هَا: particle of attention.
الرَّجُلُ: nominative adjective/qualifier of “ayy”.

Al-rajulu follows “ayy” as a nominative qualifier; it is not an accusative construct vocative.