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Verse (20:94), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (20:94) 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 feminine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is lām ḥā yā (ل ح ي). The attached possessive pronoun is first person singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (20) sūrat ṭā hā


(20:94:5)
biliḥ'yatī
by my beard
P – prefixed preposition bi
N – genitive feminine noun
PRON – 1st person singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور والياء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (20:94)

The analysis above refers to the 94th verse of chapter 20 (sūrat ṭā hā):

Sahih International: [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word.' "

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