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Verse (20:87), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (20:87) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, preposition and demonstrative pronoun. The prefixed conjunction fa is usually translated as "and". The prefixed preposition ka is usually translated as "like" or "as". The demonstrative pronoun is masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (20) sūrat ṭā hā


(20:87:13)
fakadhālika
and thus
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and)
P – prefixed preposition ka
DEM – masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
الفاء عاطفة
جار ومجرور

Verse (20:87)

The analysis above refers to the 87th verse of chapter 20 (sūrat ṭā hā):

Sahih International: They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."

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