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Verse (17:17), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (17:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is dhāl nūn bā (ذ ن ب). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

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


(17:17:10)
bidhunūbi
concerning the sins
P – prefixed preposition bi
N – genitive masculine plural noun
جار ومجرور

Verse (17:17)

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

Sahih International: And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing.

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