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Verse (2:140), Word 14 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourteenth word of verse (2:140) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and personal pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The personal pronoun is second person masculine plural.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:140:14)
a-antum
"Are you
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
ضمير منفصل

Verse (2:140)

The analysis above refers to the 140th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allah ?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he has from Allah ? And Allah is not unaware of what you do.

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