«مَا زَيْدٌ إِلَّا قَائِمٌ»
mā: negative but non-governing here.
Zaydun: nominative mubtadaʾ.
illā: particle expressing restriction.
qāʾimun: nominative khabar of the mubtadaʾ.
The form is not qāʾiman because the source explicitly cancels mā’s governance in this construction.
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Parsing: Mā Zaydun Illā Qāʾimun
The Predicate of Mā and Lā Resembling Laysa
«مَا زَيْدٌ إِلَّا قَائِمٌ»
mā: negative but non-governing here.
Zaydun: nominative mubtadaʾ.
illā: particle expressing restriction.
qāʾimun: nominative khabar of the mubtadaʾ.
The form is not qāʾiman because the source explicitly cancels mā’s governance in this construction.