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Verse (14:24), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (14:24) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (14) sūrat ib'rāhīm (Abraham)


(14:24:1)
alam
Do not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نفي

Verse (14:24)

The analysis above refers to the 24th verse of chapter 14 (sūrat ib'rāhīm):

Sahih International: Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?

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