وَالْأَلِفُ وَاللَّامُ بِمَعْنَى «الَّذِي»، وَصِلَتُهُ اسْمُ الْفَاعِلِ وَاسْمُ الْمَفْعُولِ.
Translation: The text treats al- as relative in some constructions, where an active or passive participle functions as its ṣilah.
This is the special classical analysis of relative al-. Not every al- is relative; e.g., the al- of «الْكِتَابُ» can simply mark definiteness.
The next two source examples show active and passive participles.
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Relative Nouns — Ṣilah, ʿĀʾid, Forms and Syntax
وَالْأَلِفُ وَاللَّامُ بِمَعْنَى «الَّذِي»، وَصِلَتُهُ اسْمُ الْفَاعِلِ وَاسْمُ الْمَفْعُولِ.
Translation: The text treats al- as relative in some constructions, where an active or passive participle functions as its ṣilah.
This is the special classical analysis of relative al-. Not every al- is relative; e.g., the al- of «الْكِتَابُ» can simply mark definiteness.
The next two source examples show active and passive participles.