زَيْدٌ فِي الدَّارِ: Zayd is the first-position mubtadaʾ.
فِي الدَّارِ زَيْدٌ: the prepositional predicate is fronted and Zayd is the delayed mubtadaʾ.
The core location remains the same, but the discourse emphasis may change. Zayd remains nominative in both.
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Types of Khabar and the Linking Pronoun
زَيْدٌ فِي الدَّارِ: Zayd is the first-position mubtadaʾ.
فِي الدَّارِ زَيْدٌ: the prepositional predicate is fronted and Zayd is the delayed mubtadaʾ.
The core location remains the same, but the discourse emphasis may change. Zayd remains nominative in both.