مَا الْمُعَلِّمُ غَائِبًا
Translation: The teacher is not absent.
مَا: working negative particle.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: definite, nominative ism mā.
غَائِبًا: accusative khabar mā.
This is an added teaching example, not a quotation from the book. It illustrates why the ism of working mā may be definite.
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Ism of Mā and Lā Resembling Laysa; Khabar of Lā of Generic Negation
مَا الْمُعَلِّمُ غَائِبًا
Translation: The teacher is not absent.
مَا: working negative particle.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: definite, nominative ism mā.
غَائِبًا: accusative khabar mā.
This is an added teaching example, not a quotation from the book. It illustrates why the ism of working mā may be definite.