Ism of Mā and Lā Resembling Laysa; Khabar of Lā of Generic Negation

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• What does the source call the ism of mā and lā resembling laysa?
• Parse Zaydun in mā Zaydun qāʾiman.
• Why is qāʾiman accusative in mā Zaydun qāʾiman?
• According to the book, what kind of ism can working mā take?
• What condition does the source place on the ism of lā resembling laysa?
• What is rajulun in wa-lā rajulun afḍala minka?
• What is afḍala in the source example?
• How is minka parsed?
• What is al-muʿallimu in mā al-muʿallimu ghāʾiban?
• What is the case of ghāʾiban in lā ṭālibun ghāʾiban?
• What kind of lā is used in lā rajula qāʾimun?
• Parse rajula in lā rajula qāʾimun.
• What is qāʾimun in lā rajula qāʾimun?
• Which pair correctly contrasts the two governing lā constructions?
• What role does fī al-ghurfati play in lā rajula fī al-ghurfati?
• Why is ṭāliba accusative, not built, in lā ṭāliba ʿilmin muhmilun?
• What is ʿilmin in lā ṭāliba ʿilmin muhmilun?
• What part of speech are the working mā and lā in this lesson?
• Why is qāʾimun nominative in mā Zaydun illā qāʾimun?
• Which short section follows in the source?
• Which full case pattern fits mā Zaydun qāʾiman?
• Which feature is most diagnostic in lā rajula qāʾimun?
• Which sentence illustrates working mā with a definite ism?
• What is the important distinction between rajulun and rajula here?
• Which predicate fits the lā-like-laysa pattern?
• What does musnad ilayh identify?
• What is the normal case of the khabar of generic-negating lā?
• Working mā like laysa may take a definite ism.
• The ism of working lā like laysa must be definite.
• In lā rajula qāʾimun, rajula is nominative with ḍamma.
• Qāʾimun is the khabar in lā rajula qāʾimun.
• In mā Zaydun qāʾiman, mā is an incomplete verb.
• The two lā examples have the same grammatical case pattern.
• In lā ṭāliba ʿilmin muhmilun, ʿilmin is genitive muḍāf ilayh.
• Mā Zaydun qāʾimun is universally ungrammatical Arabic.