The Morphosyntax of Objects to Participles in the Qurʾān

Abstract This paper examines how Quranic text treats the construction of a participle in predicative position when it is followed by direct object. While medieval grammarians typically say that may be either object accusative or form construct phrase with regardless definiteness object, close examination behaviour participles positions shows clear correlation presents itself. Indefinite objects are marked accusative, whereas definite formed through genitive construction. thus means linguistic register Qurʾān, different from other forms Classical Arabic, represents kind differential marking on participles, differentiating between indefinite and objects.