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مَا هَذَا بَشَرًا

- مَا works like لَيْسَ in this example.
- هَذَا is its ism. Because it is mabni, its ending does not visibly change; it occupies the position of raf.
- بَشَرًا is its khabar, so it is mansub with fathah.

The mansub target is the khabar, not the ism.

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Three More Causes of Nasb

مَا هَذَا بَشَرًا

- مَا works like لَيْسَ in this example.
- هَذَا is its ism. Because it is mabni, its ending does not visibly change; it occupies the position of raf.
- بَشَرًا is its khabar, so it is mansub with fathah.

The mansub target is the khabar, not the ism.