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Verse (20:111), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (20:111) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine singular and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is ḥā yā yā (ح ي ي). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (20) sūrat ṭā hā


(20:111:3)
lil'ḥayyi
before the Ever-Living,
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine singular noun
جار ومجرور

Verse (20:111)

The analysis above refers to the 111th verse of chapter 20 (sūrat ṭā hā):

Sahih International: And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.

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