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Verse (11:51), Word 12 - Quranic Grammar

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The twelfth word of verse (11:51) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The supplemental particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so".

Chapter (11) sūrat hūd (Hud)


(11:51:12)
afalā
Then will not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
SUP – prefixed supplemental particle
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
الفاء زائدة
حرف نفي

Verse (11:51)

The analysis above refers to the 51st verse of chapter 11 (sūrat hūd):

Sahih International: O my people, I do not ask you for it any reward. My reward is only from the one who created me. Then will you not reason?

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