LessonsIsm of Mā and Lā Resembling Laysa; Khabar of Lā of Generic NegationQuiz

لَا رَجُلَ قَائِمٌ
Translation: No man is standing.
لَا: particle of generic negation, whose ism is accusative in function and whose khabar is nominative.
رَجُلَ: singular indefinite ism lā, built on fatḥ, in the accusative position.
قَائِمٌ: nominative khabar lā, visible ḍamma.

The ism is built on fatḥ; the predicate remains nominative. Compare the earlier pattern in which the predicate was accusative.

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Full Parsing: Lā Rajula Qāʾimun

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

لَا رَجُلَ قَائِمٌ
Translation: No man is standing.
لَا: particle of generic negation, whose ism is accusative in function and whose khabar is nominative.
رَجُلَ: singular indefinite ism lā, built on fatḥ, in the accusative position.
قَائِمٌ: nominative khabar lā, visible ḍamma.

The ism is built on fatḥ; the predicate remains nominative. Compare the earlier pattern in which the predicate was accusative.