In isolation, زَيْدْ can end in sukūn when stopping.
جَاءَ زَيْدٌ. — Zayd came: subject (fāʿil), nominative, ḍamma.
رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا. — I saw Zayd: object, accusative, fatḥa.
مَرَرْتُ بِزَيْدٍ. — I passed by Zayd: genitive, kasra.
The changing endings demonstrate that the noun itself is declinable.