The fourth word of verse (15:79) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix, preposition and noun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The indefinite noun is masculine singular and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is hamza mīm mīm (أ م م). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (15) sūrat l-ḥij'r (The Rocky Tract) (15:79:4) labi-imāmin (were) on a highway
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine singular indefinite noun	اللام لام التوكيد جار ومجرور

Verse (15:79)

The analysis above refers to the 79th verse of chapter 15 (sūrat l-ḥij'r):

Sahih International: So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

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 hamza mīm mīm

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