The third word of verse (4:86) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and verbal noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The indefinite form II verbal noun is feminine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The verbal noun's triliteral root is ḥā yā yā (ح ي ي). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (4) sūrat l-nisāa (The Women) (4:86:3) bitaḥiyyatin with a greeting,
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive feminine indefinite (form II) verbal noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (4:86)

The analysis above refers to the 86th verse of chapter 4 (sūrat l-nisāa):

Sahih International: And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.

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 ḥā yā yā

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