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Chapter (85) sūrat l-burūj (The Big Stars)
Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
(85:1:1) wal-samāi By the sky, | P – prefixed preposition wa (oath) N – genitive feminine noun جار ومجرور | |
(85:1:2) dhāti containing | N – genitive feminine singular noun اسم مجرور | |
(85:1:3) l-burūji the constellations, | ![]() | N – genitive masculine plural noun → Constellation اسم مجرور |
(85:2:1) wal-yawmi And the Day | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – genitive masculine noun الواو عاطفة اسم مجرور | |
(85:2:2) l-mawʿūdi Promised, | ![]() | ADJ – genitive masculine passive participle صفة مجرورة |
(85:3:1) washāhidin And (the) witness | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – genitive masculine indefinite active participle الواو عاطفة اسم مجرور | |
(85:3:2) wamashhūdin and what is witnessed, | ![]() | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – genitive masculine indefinite passive participle الواو عاطفة اسم مجرور |
(85:4:1) qutila Destroyed were | V – 3rd person masculine singular passive perfect verb فعل ماض مبني للمجهول | |
(85:4:2) aṣḥābu (the) companions | N – nominative masculine plural noun → Companions of the Pit اسم مرفوع | |
(85:4:3) l-ukh'dūdi (of) the pit, | ![]() | N – genitive masculine noun اسم مجرور |
(85:5:1) al-nāri (Of) the fire | N – genitive feminine noun اسم مجرور | |
(85:5:2) dhāti full | N – genitive feminine singular noun اسم مجرور | |
(85:5:3) l-waqūdi (of) the fuel, | ![]() | N – genitive masculine noun اسم مجرور |
(85:6:1) idh When | T – time adverb ظرف زمان | |
(85:6:2) hum they | PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun ضمير منفصل | |
(85:6:3) ʿalayhā by it | P – preposition PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
(85:6:4) quʿūdun (were) sitting, | ![]() | N – nominative indefinite verbal noun اسم مرفوع |
(85:7:1) wahum And they | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun الواو عاطفة ضمير منفصل | |
(85:7:2) ʿalā over | P – preposition حرف جر | |
(85:7:3) mā what | REL – relative pronoun اسم موصول | |
(85:7:4) yafʿalūna they were doing | V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
(85:7:5) bil-mu'minīna to the believers | P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine plural (form IV) active participle جار ومجرور | |
(85:7:6) shuhūdun witnesses. | ![]() | N – nominative masculine plural indefinite active participle اسم مرفوع |