Does Ibn Malik's statement "just as if 'illa' were absence" mean that 'illa is ignored in both grammar and meaning?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The student: "Ma qama."
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: I mean: "Ma qama Zayd."
The Shaykh : Yes, well done, I mean it doesn't have the meaning of...
The student: I mean it has the meaning of...
The Shaykh : It doesn't have the meaning of "just as if 'illa' were absence", I mean it has the meaning in terms of meaning?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, because if you say "Ma qama Zayd," the meaning changes, because "Ma qama illa Zayd" affirms the standing for Zayd, whereas "Ma qama Zayd"?
The student: Negation.
The Shaykh : It is a negation, ... in terms of grammar?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: I mean: "Ma qama Zayd."
The Shaykh : Yes, well done, I mean it doesn't have the meaning of...
The student: I mean it has the meaning of...
The Shaykh : It doesn't have the meaning of "just as if 'illa' were absence", I mean it has the meaning in terms of meaning?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, because if you say "Ma qama Zayd," the meaning changes, because "Ma qama illa Zayd" affirms the standing for Zayd, whereas "Ma qama Zayd"?
The student: Negation.
The Shaykh : It is a negation, ... in terms of grammar?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : ...