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Verse (2:77), Word 1 - Quranic Grammar

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The first word of verse (2:77) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The supplemental particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so".

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:77:1)
awalā
Do not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
SUP – prefixed supplemental particle
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
الواو زائدة
حرف نفي

Verse (2:77)

The analysis above refers to the 77th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal and what they declare?

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