LessonsThe Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-MuṭlaqQuiz

خَيْرَ مَقْدَمٍ
Translation: A fine welcome / a good arrival!
خَيْرَ: accusative first term of an iḍāfa; in this elliptical welcome it stands in an absolute-object expression.
مَقْدَمٍ: genitive second term, meaning arrival.

This is an elliptical welcome, not a finite verb. The contextual action is understood rather than voiced.

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Parsing Khayra Maqdamin

The Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-Muṭlaq

خَيْرَ مَقْدَمٍ
Translation: A fine welcome / a good arrival!
خَيْرَ: accusative first term of an iḍāfa; in this elliptical welcome it stands in an absolute-object expression.
مَقْدَمٍ: genitive second term, meaning arrival.

This is an elliptical welcome, not a finite verb. The contextual action is understood rather than voiced.