«مَا رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا زَيْدًا»
mā: negator.
raʾaytu: past verb with first-person subject suffix.
illā: restrictor.
Zaydan: accusative direct object of raʾaytu.
Its accusative ending is due to its object role, not an independent “exception accusative.”
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Al-Mustathnā: Connected and Disconnected Exceptions, Four Case Rules
«مَا رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا زَيْدًا»
mā: negator.
raʾaytu: past verb with first-person subject suffix.
illā: restrictor.
Zaydan: accusative direct object of raʾaytu.
Its accusative ending is due to its object role, not an independent “exception accusative.”