You know where Zayd is, so what is the meaning? And what is the grammatical analysis of the interrogative noun "ayna" here?
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The questioner : You know where Zayd is
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... certainly
The Shaykh : I plot
The questioner : You know where Zayd is; "where is Zayd" is an interrogative, and "you know"
The Shaykh : Now, you say "I know where he is," and even in colloquial language, "I know where he is" means I know the location of his place. This is the meaning. Or is it correct that it might occur to a person: "Where is Zayd?" How do you say "Where is Zayd" when you already know? We say the meaning is "I know the location of his place." Therefore, when you say "I know where Zayd is," it means without any interrogation: I know Zayd's location.
The questioner : Now, is "ayna" parsed as a fronted predicate?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : Are all interrogative particles, when fronted, parsed as a fronted predicate?
The Shaykh : If what follows it is a definite noun, you say it is a fronted predicate, and so is the preposition and its noun, because the definite noun is more deserving of being the subject.
The questioner : It is parsed
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : as built on the fathah
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, "ayna"
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : is built on the fathah.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... certainly
The Shaykh : I plot
The questioner : You know where Zayd is; "where is Zayd" is an interrogative, and "you know"
The Shaykh : Now, you say "I know where he is," and even in colloquial language, "I know where he is" means I know the location of his place. This is the meaning. Or is it correct that it might occur to a person: "Where is Zayd?" How do you say "Where is Zayd" when you already know? We say the meaning is "I know the location of his place." Therefore, when you say "I know where Zayd is," it means without any interrogation: I know Zayd's location.
The questioner : Now, is "ayna" parsed as a fronted predicate?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : Are all interrogative particles, when fronted, parsed as a fronted predicate?
The Shaykh : If what follows it is a definite noun, you say it is a fronted predicate, and so is the preposition and its noun, because the definite noun is more deserving of being the subject.
The questioner : It is parsed
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : as built on the fathah
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, "ayna"
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : is built on the fathah.