LessonsMustathna: Excluding a MemberQuiz

غَيْرُ، سِوَى، عَدَا، خَلَا، حَاشَا may also express exception.

- A noun after غَيْرُ or سِوَى is majrur because it is mudaf ilayh.
- When عَدَا، خَلَا، حَاشَا function as prepositions, the following noun is majrur.
- If مَا comes before عَدَا or خَلَا, they become past-tense verbs and the following noun is mansub as their object.

Do not extend the final rule to حَاشَا; the rule here names only عَدَا and خَلَا.

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Mustathna: Excluding a Member

غَيْرُ، سِوَى، عَدَا، خَلَا، حَاشَا may also express exception.

- A noun after غَيْرُ or سِوَى is majrur because it is mudaf ilayh.
- When عَدَا، خَلَا، حَاشَا function as prepositions, the following noun is majrur.
- If مَا comes before عَدَا or خَلَا, they become past-tense verbs and the following noun is mansub as their object.

Do not extend the final rule to حَاشَا; the rule here names only عَدَا and خَلَا.