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Verse (7:187), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (7:187) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is wāw qāf tā (و ق ت). The attached possessive pronoun is third person feminine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

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


(7:187:13)
liwaqtihā
its time
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine noun
PRON – 3rd person feminine singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور و«ها» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (7:187)

The analysis above refers to the 187th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah , but most of the people do not know."

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