The fifteenth word of verse (17:60) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is nūn wāw sīn (ن و س). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey) (17:60:15) lilnnāsi for mankind,
P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine plural noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (17:60)

The analysis above refers to the 60th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: And [remember, O Muhammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an. And We threaten them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.

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 nūn wāw sīn

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