LessonsIḍāfah to Yāʾ al-Mutakallim and the Six NounsQuiz

مَرَرْتُ بِغُلَامِي — I passed by my servant.
مَرَرْتُ is a past verb with the subject tāʾ.
بِـ is a preposition.
غُلَامِي is genitive under bi- with its case ending estimated; -ī is separately the mudāf ilayh in genitive position.

The governing preposition establishes the noun’s genitive case.

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Parsing: I Passed by My Servant

Iḍāfah to Yāʾ al-Mutakallim and the Six Nouns

مَرَرْتُ بِغُلَامِي — I passed by my servant.
مَرَرْتُ is a past verb with the subject tāʾ.
بِـ is a preposition.
غُلَامِي is genitive under bi- with its case ending estimated; -ī is separately the mudāf ilayh in genitive position.

The governing preposition establishes the noun’s genitive case.