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Verse (28:11), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (28:11) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is feminine singular and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is hamza khā wāw (أ خ و). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (28) sūrat l-qaṣaṣ (The Stories)


(28:11:2)
li-ukh'tihi
to his sister,
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive feminine singular noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (28:11)

The analysis above refers to the eleventh verse of chapter 28 (sūrat l-qaṣaṣ):

Sahih International: And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.

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