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Verse (72:25), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (72:25) 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 indefinite noun is masculine singular and is in the nominative case (مرفوع). The noun's triliteral root is qāf rā bā (ق ر ب).

Chapter (72) sūrat l-jin (The Jinn)


(72:25:4)
aqarībun
whether is near
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
N – nominative masculine singular indefinite noun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
اسم مرفوع

Verse (72:25)

The analysis above refers to the 25th verse of chapter 72 (sūrat l-jin):

Sahih International: Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."

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