LessonsʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with BadalQuiz

جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَالِمُ.
جَاءَ: past-tense verb.
الرَّجُلُ: nominative subject.
الْعَالِمُ: nominative adjective following «الرَّجُلُ».

“The learned” expresses a characteristic, not an alternative name identifying the person.

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ʿAṭf al-Bayān: Definition, Examples, and Contrast with Badal

جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَالِمُ.
جَاءَ: past-tense verb.
الرَّجُلُ: nominative subject.
الْعَالِمُ: nominative adjective following «الرَّجُلُ».

“The learned” expresses a characteristic, not an alternative name identifying the person.