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Verse (105:1), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (105:1) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (105) sūrat l-fīl (The Elephant)


(105:1:1)
alam
Have not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نفي

Verse (105:1)

The analysis above refers to the first verse of chapter 105 (sūrat l-fīl):

Sahih International: Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?

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