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Verse (2:78), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (2:78) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, preposition and object pronoun. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The attached object 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)


(2:78:1)
wamin'hum
And among them
REM – prefixed resumption particle
P – preposition
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
الواو استئنافية
جار ومجرور

Verse (2:78)

The analysis above refers to the 78th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.

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