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Verse (17:88), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (17:88) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A conjunction and noun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The noun is masculine and is in the nominative case (مرفوع). The noun's triliteral root is jīm nūn nūn (ج ن ن).

Chapter (17) sūrat l-isrā (The Night Journey)


(17:88:5)
wal-jinu
and the jinn
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
N – nominative masculine noun → Jinn
الواو عاطفة
اسم مرفوع

Verse (17:88)

The analysis above refers to the 88th verse of chapter 17 (sūrat l-isrā):

Sahih International: Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."

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