The seventeenth word of verse (2:256) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is feminine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is ʿayn rā wāw (ع ر و). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:256:17) bil-ʿur'wati the handhold -
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive feminine noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (2:256)

The analysis above refers to the 256th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

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 ʿayn rā wāw

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