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Verse (16:12), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (16:12) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and personal pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The personal pronoun is second person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:12:2)
lakumu
for you
P – prefixed preposition lām
PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun
جار ومجرور

Verse (16:12)

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

Sahih International: And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.

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