Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And mizh and minz are two nouns where they are raised *** or preceded by a verb, as in 'I came since he called.'"
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The Shaykh :"as in 'I came since he called'"
"mizh and minz" We previously mentioned that they are prepositions, or not? In the words of Ibn Malik: "mizh, minz, rabb, lam, kayawm" and so on, they are prepositions, but they are also used as nouns, and... the choice in some contexts is that they are nouns, and in some contexts they are prepositions. When are they nouns? He said:
"where they are raised *** or preceded by a verb"
"Where they are raised" means where what follows them is in the nominative case, where what follows them is in the nominative case or preceded by a verb, meaning: they are brought after the verb "as in 'I came since he called'" I came since he called. If what follows them is in the nominative case, for example: I came since two days, or since two days, this is what follows them in the nominative case, so they are nouns here, yes, they are nouns, with them being the subject (mubtada'), and what follows them being the predicate (khabar). So we say: mizh: a subject (mubtada') built on sukun in the position of nominative, two days: a predicate (khabar) of the subject, in the nominative case with alif instead of dammah because it is dual, and nun is a substitute for tanwin in the singular noun. And we say for minz: built on damm instead of saying: built on sukun, because mizh is built on sukun, and minz is built on damm in the position of nominative as a subject (mubtada'), and two days is the predicate (khabar) of the subject. Likewise, if it follows, if it comes after the verb, if a verb precedes them "preceded by a verb" means: the verb is made to precede them. I came since he called. I came: verb and subject (fa'il). Mizh: an adverb of time (zarf) built on sukun in the position of accusative. And called: a past tense verb built on sukun, and its subject (fa'il) is hidden by permission, estimated to be "he". Here, did we parse it as a noun or a preposition?
The student: A noun.
The Shaykh : So, mizh and minz occur as prepositions, or as two prepositions, if a noun in the genitive case follows them, and they occur as nouns if a noun in the nominative case follows them, or if a verb precedes them. The first is like saying: I came since two days, and the second: I came since he called. If you say: I came since two days, what are they?
The student: Prepositions.
The Shaykh : They are prepositions, they are two prepositions, as in "I came since he called."
"mizh and minz" We previously mentioned that they are prepositions, or not? In the words of Ibn Malik: "mizh, minz, rabb, lam, kayawm" and so on, they are prepositions, but they are also used as nouns, and... the choice in some contexts is that they are nouns, and in some contexts they are prepositions. When are they nouns? He said:
"where they are raised *** or preceded by a verb"
"Where they are raised" means where what follows them is in the nominative case, where what follows them is in the nominative case or preceded by a verb, meaning: they are brought after the verb "as in 'I came since he called'" I came since he called. If what follows them is in the nominative case, for example: I came since two days, or since two days, this is what follows them in the nominative case, so they are nouns here, yes, they are nouns, with them being the subject (mubtada'), and what follows them being the predicate (khabar). So we say: mizh: a subject (mubtada') built on sukun in the position of nominative, two days: a predicate (khabar) of the subject, in the nominative case with alif instead of dammah because it is dual, and nun is a substitute for tanwin in the singular noun. And we say for minz: built on damm instead of saying: built on sukun, because mizh is built on sukun, and minz is built on damm in the position of nominative as a subject (mubtada'), and two days is the predicate (khabar) of the subject. Likewise, if it follows, if it comes after the verb, if a verb precedes them "preceded by a verb" means: the verb is made to precede them. I came since he called. I came: verb and subject (fa'il). Mizh: an adverb of time (zarf) built on sukun in the position of accusative. And called: a past tense verb built on sukun, and its subject (fa'il) is hidden by permission, estimated to be "he". Here, did we parse it as a noun or a preposition?
The student: A noun.
The Shaykh : So, mizh and minz occur as prepositions, or as two prepositions, if a noun in the genitive case follows them, and they occur as nouns if a noun in the nominative case follows them, or if a verb precedes them. The first is like saying: I came since two days, and the second: I came since he called. If you say: I came since two days, what are they?
The student: Prepositions.
The Shaykh : They are prepositions, they are two prepositions, as in "I came since he called."