Sharh al-Ajurrumiyyah by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح الآجرومية لابن عثيمين) — Page 457

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

غَيْرُ، وَأَخَوَاتُهَا وَهِيَ سِوَى، وَسُوًى، وَسَوَاءٌ هَذِهِ لَنَا فِيهَا وَجْهَانِ.

Regarding ghayr and its counterparts—siwa, suwan, and sawa'—there are two possible approaches.

الْوَجْهُ الْأَوَّلُ فِي الْمُسْتَثْنَى بِهَا، وَهُوَ مَجْرُورٌ لَا غَيْرُ.

The first approach concerns the noun following them, which must always be in the genitive case.

الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي فِيهَا هِيَ نَفْسُهَا الْحُكْمُ: أَنَّهَا كَالَّذِي بَعْدَ إِلَّا إِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ كَلَامٍ تَامٍّ مُوجَبٍ وَجَبَ النَّصْبُ، مِنْ تَامٍّ مَنْفِيٍّ جَازَ الْوَجْهَانِ: النَّصْبُ وَالْبَدَلُ، وَهُوَ أَرْجَحُ، مِنْ نَاقِصٍ عَلَى حَسَبِ الْعَوَامِلِ.

The second approach treats these particles exactly like the word illa. In a complete, affirmative sentence, the noun must be in the accusative. In a complete, negative sentence, both the accusative and the substitute case are permitted, with the latter being preferable. In an incomplete sentence, the case depends entirely on the governing grammatical agents.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (8 verbs · 23 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• جَازَ — to be permitted
• غَيْر — other
• أُخْت — sister
• وَجْه — aspect