Kāna ar-rajulu marīḍan: marīḍan is kāna’s accusative predicate. ʿĀda ar-rajulu marīḍan: marīḍan is an accusative ḥāl. Governance, not the ending alone, identifies the role.
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Do Not Mistake Kāna’s Predicate for Ḥāl
Choosing the Correct Parsing: Meaning, Governance and Context
Kāna ar-rajulu marīḍan: marīḍan is kāna’s accusative predicate. ʿĀda ar-rajulu marīḍan: marīḍan is an accusative ḥāl. Governance, not the ending alone, identifies the role.