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Verse (29:16), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (29:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A preposition, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is qāf wāw mīm (ق و م). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine singular. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (29) sūrat l-ʿankabūt (The Spider)


(29:16:4)
liqawmihi
to his people,
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (29:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 29 (sūrat l-ʿankabūt):

Sahih International: And [We sent] Abraham, when he said to his people, "Worship Allah and fear Him. That is best for you, if you should know.

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