1. Working mā like laysa: nominative ism, accusative khabar, and either definite or indefinite ism.
2. Working lā like laysa: the same cases, but indefinite ism only.
3. Generic lā: a different ism rule; simple non-construct ism built on fatḥ in the accusative position, khabar nominative.
4. The source’s three key examples are مَا زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا; لَا رَجُلٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْكَ; and لَا رَجُلَ قَائِمٌ.
Next comes the book’s manṣūbāt chapter.
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Ism of Mā and Lā Resembling Laysa; Khabar of Lā of Generic Negation
1. Working mā like laysa: nominative ism, accusative khabar, and either definite or indefinite ism.
2. Working lā like laysa: the same cases, but indefinite ism only.
3. Generic lā: a different ism rule; simple non-construct ism built on fatḥ in the accusative position, khabar nominative.
4. The source’s three key examples are مَا زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا; لَا رَجُلٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْكَ; and لَا رَجُلَ قَائِمٌ.
Next comes the book’s manṣūbāt chapter.