كَتَبَ زَيْدٌ — زَيْدٌ كَاتِبٌ
In kataba Zaydun, Zayd is the subject of a finite verb. In Zaydun kātibun, kātib is an active-participle noun serving as predicate. Do not conflate the syntactic role fāʿil with the word class ism al-fāʿil.
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Subject versus Active Participle
Ism al-Fāʿil: Formation, Governance, Conditions and Time
كَتَبَ زَيْدٌ — زَيْدٌ كَاتِبٌ
In kataba Zaydun, Zayd is the subject of a finite verb. In Zaydun kātibun, kātib is an active-participle noun serving as predicate. Do not conflate the syntactic role fāʿil with the word class ism al-fāʿil.