The fifth word of verse (23:21) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and noun. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The indefinite noun is feminine and is in the accusative case (منصوب). The noun's triliteral root is ʿayn bā rā (ع ب ر).

Chapter (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers) (23:21:5) laʿib'ratan surely, (is) a lesson.
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām N – accusative feminine indefinite noun	اللام لام التوكيد اسم منصوب

Verse (23:21)

The analysis above refers to the 21st verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: And indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from that which is in their bellies, and for you in them are numerous benefits, and from them you eat.

See Also

• English Translations
• Part-of-speech Tags
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ʿayn bā rā

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