The fifth word of verse (23:18) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The indefinite noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is qāf dāl rā (ق د ر). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers) (23:18:5) biqadarin in (due) measure
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine indefinite noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (23:18)

The analysis above refers to the eighteenth verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: And We have sent down rain from the sky in a measured amount and settled it in the earth. And indeed, We are Able to take it away.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root qāf dāl rā

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