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Verse (18:12), Word 7 - Quranic Grammar

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The seventh word of verse (18:12) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and relative pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave)


(18:12:7)
limā
for what
P – prefixed preposition lām
REL – relative pronoun
جار ومجرور

Verse (18:12)

The analysis above refers to the twelfth verse of chapter 18 (sūrat l-kahf):

Sahih International: Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

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