Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ زَيْدٌZayd is an excellent man.Niʿma expresses praise.
بِئْسَ الرَّجُلُ عَمْرٌوAmr is an evil man.Biʾsa expresses blame.
مَا أَحْسَنَ زَيْدًاHow handsome Zayd is!first exclamatory form
أَحْسِنْ بِزَيْدٍHow handsome Zayd is!second exclamatory form