The third word of verse (2:170) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and personal pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The personal pronoun is third person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:170:3) lahumu to them,
P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun	جار ومجرور

Verse (2:170)

The analysis above refers to the 170th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse

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