The third word of verse (17:40) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is bā nūn yā (ب ن ي). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey) (17:40:3) bil-banīna sons
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine plural noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (17:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.

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 nūn yā

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