When شَابَ قَرْنَاهَا is an ordinary statement, it is parsed as a verb plus subject.
When the same expression is established as a woman’s epithet, the entire clause functions as an isnādī proper name.
The key difference is **function**, not spelling: are we making a statement or naming someone?
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Diptote Causes — Compounding and Its Conditions
When شَابَ قَرْنَاهَا is an ordinary statement, it is parsed as a verb plus subject.
When the same expression is established as a woman’s epithet, the entire clause functions as an isnādī proper name.
The key difference is **function**, not spelling: are we making a statement or naming someone?