The second word of verse (6:164) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and noun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The noun is masculine and is in the accusative case (منصوب). The noun's triliteral root is ghayn yā rā (غ ي ر).

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:164:2) aghayra "Is (it) other than
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif N – accusative masculine noun	الهمزة همزة استفهام اسم منصوب

Verse (6:164)

The analysis above refers to the 164th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: Say, "Is it other than Allah I should desire as a lord while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [blame] except against itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you concerning that over which you used to differ."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ghayn yā rā

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