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Verse (9:38), Word 17 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventeenth word of verse (9:38) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is feminine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is ḥā yā yā (ح ي ي). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (9) sūrat l-tawbah (The Repentance)


(9:38:17)
bil-ḥayati
with the life
P – prefixed preposition bi
N – genitive feminine noun
جار ومجرور

Verse (9:38)

The analysis above refers to the 38th verse of chapter 9 (sūrat l-tawbah):

Sahih International: O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah , you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.

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