ضَرَبَ زَيْدٌ عَمْرًا
Translation: Zayd struck ʿAmr.
زَيْدٌ: nominative subject with visible ḍamma.
عَمْرًا: accusative object with visible fatḥa.
The variation “ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ” is also grammatical: ʿAmran remains the object despite appearing first, because its case is explicitly accusative. Zaydun remains the subject despite appearing after the object.
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Subject Rules: Order, Ellipsis and Passive Promotion
ضَرَبَ زَيْدٌ عَمْرًا
Translation: Zayd struck ʿAmr.
زَيْدٌ: nominative subject with visible ḍamma.
عَمْرًا: accusative object with visible fatḥa.
The variation “ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ” is also grammatical: ʿAmran remains the object despite appearing first, because its case is explicitly accusative. Zaydun remains the subject despite appearing after the object.