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Verse (16:101), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (16:101) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An accusative particle and preventive particle. The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The preventive particle stops inna from taking its normal role in the sentence. Together the segments are known as kāfa wa makfūfa (كافة ومكفوفة).

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:101:11)
innamā
"Only
ACC – accusative particle
PREV – preventive particle
كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (16:101)

The analysis above refers to the 101st verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allah is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muhammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of them do not know.

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