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Verse (13:14), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (13:14) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and active participle. The prefixed preposition ka is usually translated as "like" or "as". The active participle is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The active participle's triliteral root is bā sīn ṭā (ب س ط). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (13) sūrat l-raʿd (The Thunder)


(13:14:13)
kabāsiṭi
like one who stretches
P – prefixed preposition ka
N – genitive masculine active participle
جار ومجرور

Verse (13:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 13 (sūrat l-raʿd):

Sahih International: To Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility].

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