«مَا جَاءَنِي إِلَّا زَيْدٌ»
mā: negator.
jāʾa: past verb.
-nī: attached object.
illā: restrictor in a mufarragh context.
Zaydun: nominative subject.
Removing illā yields jāʾanī Zaydun; Zayd remains the subject.
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Mufarragh: Subject Case
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«مَا جَاءَنِي إِلَّا زَيْدٌ»
mā: negator.
jāʾa: past verb.
-nī: attached object.
illā: restrictor in a mufarragh context.
Zaydun: nominative subject.
Removing illā yields jāʾanī Zaydun; Zayd remains the subject.