LessonsMustathna: Excluding a MemberQuiz

مَا ذَهَبَ إِلَّا زَيْدٌ
Only Zayd went. زَيْدٌ is the subject, so it is marfu'.

مَا رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا زَيْدًا
I saw only Zayd. زَيْدًا is the object, so it is mansub.

لَمْ أَذْهَبْ إِلَّا مَعَ زَيْدٍ
I went only with Zayd. زَيْدٍ is mudaf ilayh after مَعَ, so it is majrur.

The same word has three endings because its grammatical role changes.

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Mustathna: Excluding a Member

مَا ذَهَبَ إِلَّا زَيْدٌ
Only Zayd went. زَيْدٌ is the subject, so it is marfu'.

مَا رَأَيْتُ إِلَّا زَيْدًا
I saw only Zayd. زَيْدًا is the object, so it is mansub.

لَمْ أَذْهَبْ إِلَّا مَعَ زَيْدٍ
I went only with Zayd. زَيْدٍ is mudaf ilayh after مَعَ, so it is majrur.

The same word has three endings because its grammatical role changes.