The twelfth word of verse (3:183) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The indefinite noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is qāf rā bā (ق ر ب). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:183:12) biqur'bānin a sacrifice -
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine indefinite noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (3:183)

The analysis above refers to the 183rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: [They are] those who said, "Indeed, Allah has taken our promise not to believe any messenger until he brings us an offering which fire [from heaven] will consume." Say, "There have already come to you messengers before me with clear proofs and [even] that of which you speak. So why did you kill them, if you should be truthful?"

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 qāf rā bā

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