The sixth word of verse (14:18) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition ka is usually translated as "like" or "as". The indefinite noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is rā mīm dāl (ر م د). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (14) sūrat ib'rāhīm (Abraham) (14:18:6) karamādin (are) like ashes
P – prefixed preposition ka N – genitive masculine indefinite noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (14:18)

The analysis above refers to the eighteenth verse of chapter 14 (sūrat ib'rāhīm):

Sahih International: The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root rā mīm dāl

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