Qur'an | Word by Word | Audio | Prayer Times
__ Sign In
 
__

Verse (16:76), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

__

The first word of verse (16:76) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and verb. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is ḍād rā bā (ض ر ب).

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:76:1)
waḍaraba
And Allah sets forth
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض

Verse (16:76)

The analysis above refers to the 76th verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: And Allah presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice, while he is on a straight path?

See Also

Messages

You can sign in to add a message if this information could be improved or requires discussion.

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
__