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Chapter (70) sūrat l-maʿārij (The Ways of Ascent)
Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
(70:1:1) sa-ala Asked | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
(70:1:2) sāilun a questioner | N – nominative masculine indefinite active participle اسم مرفوع | |
(70:1:3) biʿadhābin about a punishment | P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine indefinite noun جار ومجرور | |
(70:1:4) wāqiʿin bound to happen | ![]() | ADJ – genitive masculine indefinite active participle صفة مجرورة |
(70:2:1) lil'kāfirīna To the disbelievers, | P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine plural active participle جار ومجرور | |
(70:2:2) laysa not | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض من اخوات «كان» | |
(70:2:3) lahu of it | P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 3rd person masculine singular personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
(70:2:4) dāfiʿun any preventer. | ![]() | N – nominative masculine indefinite active participle اسم مرفوع |
(70:3:1) mina From | P – preposition حرف جر | |
(70:3:2) l-lahi Allah, | PN – genitive proper noun → Allah لفظ الجلالة مجرور | |
(70:3:3) dhī Owner | N – genitive masculine singular noun اسم مجرور | |
(70:3:4) l-maʿāriji (of) the ways of ascent. | ![]() | N – genitive masculine plural noun اسم مجرور |
(70:4:1) taʿruju Ascend | V – 3rd person feminine singular imperfect verb فعل مضارع | |
(70:4:2) l-malāikatu the Angels | N – nominative masculine plural noun اسم مرفوع | |
(70:4:3) wal-rūḥu and the Spirit | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – nominative masculine noun الواو عاطفة اسم مرفوع | |
(70:4:4) ilayhi to Him | P – preposition PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
(70:4:5) fī in | P – preposition حرف جر | |
(70:4:6) yawmin a Day, | N – genitive masculine indefinite noun اسم مجرور | |
(70:4:7) kāna [is] | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
(70:4:8) miq'dāruhu its measure | N – nominative masculine noun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun اسم مرفوع والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
(70:4:9) khamsīna (is) fifty | N – accusative masculine plural noun اسم منصوب | |
(70:4:10) alfa thousand | N – accusative masculine noun اسم منصوب | |
(70:4:11) sanatin year(s). | ![]() | N – genitive feminine indefinite noun اسم مجرور |