In زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ, «قَائِمٌ» is a single-word predicate. In زَيْدٌ أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ, the entire clause «أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ» is the predicate.
The term mufrad khabar means “not a clause or quasi-clause,” not “singular in number.”
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Single-word vs Clause Predicates
Types of Khabar and the Linking Pronoun
In زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ, «قَائِمٌ» is a single-word predicate. In زَيْدٌ أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ, the entire clause «أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ» is the predicate.
The term mufrad khabar means “not a clause or quasi-clause,” not “singular in number.”