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Verse (38:16), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (38:16) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and personal pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The personal pronoun is first person plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (38) sūrat ṣād


(38:16:4)
lanā
for us
P – prefixed preposition lām
PRON – 1st person plural personal pronoun
جار ومجرور

Verse (38:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 38 (sūrat ṣād):

Sahih International: And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account"

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