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Verse (17:98), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (17:98) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, accusative particle and object pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The attached object pronoun is first person plural.

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


(17:98:11)
a-innā
will we
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
ACC – accusative particle
PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نصب و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل نصب اسم «ان»

Verse (17:98)

The analysis above refers to the 98th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"

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