The thirteenth word of verse (12:8) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and preposition. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph) (12:8:13) lafī (is) surely in
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām P – preposition	اللام لام التوكيد حرف جر

Verse (12:8)

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

Sahih International: When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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