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Verse (20:17), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (20:17) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is yā mīm nūn (ي م ن). The attached possessive pronoun is second person masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (20) sūrat ṭā hā


(20:17:3)
biyamīnika
in your right hand,
P – prefixed preposition bi
N – genitive masculine noun
PRON – 2nd person masculine singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور والكاف ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (20:17)

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

Sahih International: And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

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