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Verse (12:62), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (12:62) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is fā tā yā (ف ت ي). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:62:2)
lifit'yānihi
to his servants,
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine plural noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (12:62)

The analysis above refers to the 62nd verse of chapter 12 (sūrat yūsuf):

Sahih International: And [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they will [again] return."

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