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Verse (3:135), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (3:135) 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 plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is dhāl nūn bā (ذ ن ب). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:135:11)
lidhunūbihim
for their sins -
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine plural noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (3:135)

The analysis above refers to the 135th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah ? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.

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