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Verse (17:16), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (17:16) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and object pronoun. The attached object pronoun is third person feminine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)


(17:16:11)
ʿalayhā
against it
P – preposition
PRON – 3rd person feminine singular object pronoun
جار ومجرور

Verse (17:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.

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