Al-kitāba is the accusative object of qaraʾta. Al-kitābu is nominative mubtadaʾ after counterfactual lawlā. The word’s role comes from the sentence structure.
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Al-kitāba is the accusative object of qaraʾta. Al-kitābu is nominative mubtadaʾ after counterfactual lawlā. The word’s role comes from the sentence structure.