The ḍamma on «زَيْدٌ» marks a nominative subject in the illustrated analysis, while fatḥa on «زَيْدًا» marks an accusative object.
Yet the pattern number depends on the relationship each verb seeks. «زَيْدًا» occurs in both patterns 2 and 3, but their competing syntactic roles differ.
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Tanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One Noun
The ḍamma on «زَيْدٌ» marks a nominative subject in the illustrated analysis, while fatḥa on «زَيْدًا» marks an accusative object.
Yet the pattern number depends on the relationship each verb seeks. «زَيْدًا» occurs in both patterns 2 and 3, but their competing syntactic roles differ.