The fourth word of verse (7:188) 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 singular and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is nūn fā sīn (ن ف س). The attached possessive pronoun is first person singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:188:4) linafsī for myself
P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive feminine singular noun PRON – 1st person singular possessive pronoun	جار ومجرور والياء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (7:188)

The analysis above refers to the 188th verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: Say, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."

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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