وَكَانَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَقْسَامٍ: نَاقِصَةٌ
Translation: Kāna has three types; the first is defective.
The base text distinguishes defective, complete, and additional kāna. Commentary separately notes a “became” sense, not a fourth pattern of case government.
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Three Main Syntactic Uses of Kāna
Defective Verbs: Kāna and Its Sisters
وَكَانَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَقْسَامٍ: نَاقِصَةٌ
Translation: Kāna has three types; the first is defective.
The base text distinguishes defective, complete, and additional kāna. Commentary separately notes a “became” sense, not a fourth pattern of case government.