The fifth word of verse (21:107) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is ʿayn lām mīm (ع ل م). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (21) sūrat l-anbiyāa (The Prophets) (21:107:5) lil'ʿālamīna for the worlds.
P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine plural noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (21:107)

The analysis above refers to the 107th verse of chapter 21 (sūrat l-anbiyāa):

Sahih International: And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

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 ʿayn lām mīm

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