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Verse (24:17), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (24:17) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is mīm thā lām (م ث ل). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (24) sūrat l-nūr (The Light)


(24:17:5)
limith'lihi
(to the) like of it
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (24:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 24 (sūrat l-nūr):

Sahih International: Allah warns you against returning to the likes of this [conduct], ever, if you should be believers.

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