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Verse (10:66), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (10:66) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and proper noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The proper noun is in the genitive case (مجرور). The proper noun's triliteral root is hamza lām hā (أ ل ه). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (10) sūrat yūnus (Jonah)


(10:66:3)
lillahi
to Allah (belongs)
P – prefixed preposition lām
PN – genitive proper noun → Allah
جار ومجرور

Verse (10:66)

The analysis above refers to the 66th verse of chapter 10 (sūrat yūnus):

Sahih International: Unquestionably, to Allah belongs whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth. And those who invoke other than Allah do not [actually] follow [His] "partners." They follow not except assumption, and they are not but falsifying

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