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Verse (37:103), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (37:103) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. 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 jīm bā nūn (ج ب ن). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (37) sūrat l-ṣāfāt (Those Ranges in Ranks)


(37:103:4)
lil'jabīni
upon his forehead,
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine noun
جار ومجرور

Verse (37:103)

The analysis above refers to the 103rd verse of chapter 37 (sūrat l-ṣāfāt):

Sahih International: And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead,

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