The ninth word of verse (64:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is feminine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is nūn fā sīn (ن ف س). The attached possessive pronoun is second person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (64) sūrat l-taghābun (Mutual Loss & Gain) (64:16:9) li-anfusikum for yourselves.
P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive feminine plural noun PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun	جار ومجرور والكاف ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (64:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 64 (sūrat l-taghābun):

Sahih International: So fear Allah as much as you are able and listen and obey and spend [in the way of Allah]; it is better for your selves. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful.

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 nūn fā sīn

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