LessonsAl-Mustathnā: Connected and Disconnected Exceptions, Four Case RulesQuiz

«مَا جَاءَنِي غَيْرُ زَيْدٍ»
ghayru: nominative subject and first term of iḍāfa.
Zaydin: genitive second term.

«مَا رَأَيْتُ غَيْرَ زَيْدٍ»
ghayra: accusative direct object; Zaydin: genitive in iḍāfa.

These added examples show that ghayr changes with the governor while its complement remains genitive.

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Ghayr in a Mufarragh Clause

Al-Mustathnā: Connected and Disconnected Exceptions, Four Case Rules

«مَا جَاءَنِي غَيْرُ زَيْدٍ»
ghayru: nominative subject and first term of iḍāfa.
Zaydin: genitive second term.

«مَا رَأَيْتُ غَيْرَ زَيْدٍ»
ghayra: accusative direct object; Zaydin: genitive in iḍāfa.

These added examples show that ghayr changes with the governor while its complement remains genitive.