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Verse (7:16), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (7:16) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and personal pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The personal pronoun is third person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights)


(7:16:5)
lahum
for them
P – prefixed preposition lām
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun
جار ومجرور

Verse (7:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: [Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.

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