The fifth word of verse (15:33) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The indefinite noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is bā shīn rā (ب ش ر). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (15) sūrat l-ḥij'r (The Rocky Tract) (15:33:5) libasharin to a human
P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine indefinite noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (15:33)

The analysis above refers to the 33rd verse of chapter 15 (sūrat l-ḥij'r):

Sahih International: He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root bā shīn rā

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