LessonsSubject Rules: Order, Ellipsis and Passive PromotionQuiz

ضَرَبَ مُوسَىٰ عِيسَىٰ — subject first; both cases hidden, possible ambiguity.
أَكَلَ الْكَمْثَرَىٰ يَحْيَىٰ — object first; semantics disambiguate.
ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ — object first; visible case endings disambiguate.

Rule: Position alone is insufficient; use the grammatical and semantic indications available in the sentence.

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Subject–Object Comparison

Subject Rules: Order, Ellipsis and Passive Promotion

ضَرَبَ مُوسَىٰ عِيسَىٰ — subject first; both cases hidden, possible ambiguity.
أَكَلَ الْكَمْثَرَىٰ يَحْيَىٰ — object first; semantics disambiguate.
ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ — object first; visible case endings disambiguate.

Rule: Position alone is insufficient; use the grammatical and semantic indications available in the sentence.