The eighteenth word of verse (2:20) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is sīn mīm ʿayn (س م ع). The attached possessive 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) (2:20:18) bisamʿihim their hearing,
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine noun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun	جار ومجرور و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (2:20)

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

Sahih International: The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root sīn mīm ʿayn

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