Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
يَا زَيْدُO Zayd!A single proper name is built on its nominative sign.
يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِO servant of Allah!The annexed vocative is accusative.
يَا طَالِعًا جَبَلًاO one climbing a mountain!The quasi-annexed vocative is accusative.
يَا رَجُلُO man!It is an intended indefinite vocative.