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مَا طَالِبٌ غَائِبٌ — No student is absent (with the intended general negation).

مَا: non-governing negative particle in this reading.
طَالِبٌ: nominative indefinite mubtadaʾ.
غَائِبٌ: nominative khabar.

Do not merge this analysis with «لَيْسَ طَالِبٌ غَائِبًا»: laysa is a defective verb that makes its predicate accusative.

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Mubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational Rules

مَا طَالِبٌ غَائِبٌ — No student is absent (with the intended general negation).

مَا: non-governing negative particle in this reading.
طَالِبٌ: nominative indefinite mubtadaʾ.
غَائِبٌ: nominative khabar.

Do not merge this analysis with «لَيْسَ طَالِبٌ غَائِبًا»: laysa is a defective verb that makes its predicate accusative.