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زَيْدٌ مَحْبُوبٌ.
Meaning: Zayd is loved.
Zayd is the subject of the nominal sentence; maḥbūbun is the nominative predicate. A concealed pronoun in the passive participle functions as its passive subject and refers to Zayd.

The active participle’s implicit pronoun identifies the doer; the passive participle’s implicit pronoun identifies the undergoer.

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Concealed pronouns in passive participles

Pronouns: definitions, forms, usage, and parsing

زَيْدٌ مَحْبُوبٌ.
Meaning: Zayd is loved.
Zayd is the subject of the nominal sentence; maḥbūbun is the nominative predicate. A concealed pronoun in the passive participle functions as its passive subject and refers to Zayd.

The active participle’s implicit pronoun identifies the doer; the passive participle’s implicit pronoun identifies the undergoer.