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مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدَ. — I passed by Aḥmad.

مَرَرْتُ: past verb with تُ as the subject.
بِـ: preposition.
أَحْمَدَ: genitive noun; since it is diptote, its ordinary genitive is marked by fatḥa.

This fatḥa indicates genitive case here, not accusative.

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Aḥmad in the Genitive

Diptote Causes — Verb Patterns and Their Conditions

مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدَ. — I passed by Aḥmad.

مَرَرْتُ: past verb with تُ as the subject.
بِـ: preposition.
أَحْمَدَ: genitive noun; since it is diptote, its ordinary genitive is marked by fatḥa.

This fatḥa indicates genitive case here, not accusative.