صَارَ الْمَاءُ ثَلْجًا — water became ice.
أَصْبَحَ الطَّقْسُ بَارِدًا — the weather became cold.
مَا زَالَ الْمَرِيضُ صَابِرًا — the patient continued being patient.
لَيْسَ الْبَابُ مَفْتُوحًا — the door is not open.
The semantic nuances differ, but each example follows nominative ism plus accusative khabar.
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The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters
صَارَ الْمَاءُ ثَلْجًا — water became ice.
أَصْبَحَ الطَّقْسُ بَارِدًا — the weather became cold.
مَا زَالَ الْمَرِيضُ صَابِرًا — the patient continued being patient.
لَيْسَ الْبَابُ مَفْتُوحًا — the door is not open.
The semantic nuances differ, but each example follows nominative ism plus accusative khabar.