Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
أَلَا إِنَّ زَيْدًا قَائِمٌTake note! Zayd is standing.Alā draws attention.
نَعَمْyesresponse particle
بَلَىyes, indeedaffirmative response to a negative statement
أَشَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَيْ اذْهَبْI signaled to him: go.Ay introduces an explanation.