LessonsThe Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and IḍāfahQuiz

أَعْجَبَنِي قِيَامُ زَيْدٍ.
Zayd’s standing pleased me. Qiyāmu is the nominative subject of aʿjaba. Zaydin is genitive through iḍāfah, while semantically Zayd performs the standing.

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The Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and Iḍāfah

أَعْجَبَنِي قِيَامُ زَيْدٍ.
Zayd’s standing pleased me. Qiyāmu is the nominative subject of aʿjaba. Zaydin is genitive through iḍāfah, while semantically Zayd performs the standing.