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Verse (16:36), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (16:36) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, preposition and object pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The attached object pronoun is third person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:36:16)
wamin'hum
and among them
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
P – preposition
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun
الواو عاطفة
جار ومجرور

Verse (16:36)

The analysis above refers to the 36th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

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