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

جَاءَ أَخُوكَ خَالِدٌ. — nominative apposition.

رَأَيْتُ أَخَاكَ خَالِدًا. — accusative apposition.

مَرَرْتُ بِأَخِيكَ خَالِدٍ. — genitive apposition.

Khālid still clarifies the same person; his case changes with his antecedent’s function.

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Nominative, accusative, genitive together

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

جَاءَ أَخُوكَ خَالِدٌ. — nominative apposition.

رَأَيْتُ أَخَاكَ خَالِدًا. — accusative apposition.

مَرَرْتُ بِأَخِيكَ خَالِدٍ. — genitive apposition.

Khālid still clarifies the same person; his case changes with his antecedent’s function.