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Verse (5:40), Word 8 - Quranic Grammar

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The eighth word of verse (5:40) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and noun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The noun is feminine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is hamza rā ḍād (أ ر ض).

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food)


(5:40:8)
wal-arḍi
and the earth?
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
N – genitive feminine noun → Earth
الواو عاطفة
اسم مجرور

Verse (5:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: Do you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.

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