● Let us translate this sentence into Arabic: Zayd is righteous
○ Zayd (subject): because this is a specific person's name, it is definite. According to the rule, it is nominative: زَيْدٌ.
○ righteous (predicate): this is a general quality, so it is indefinite and also nominative: صَالِحٌ.
○ The sentence is: زَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ.
● Other examples:
English sentenceSubject (Arabic)Predicate (Arabic)Arabic sentence
Ḥāmid is truthfulحَامِدٌصَادِقٌحَامِدٌ صَادِقٌ
Maḥmūd is a teacherمَحْمُوْدٌمُعَلِّمٌمَحْمُوْدٌ مُعَلِّمٌ