The tenth word of verse (3:178) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An accusative particle and preventive particle. The accusative particle belongs to a special group of words known as inna and her sisters (ان واخواتها). The preventive particle mā stops inna from taking its normal role in the sentence. Together the segments are known as kāfa wa makfūfa (كافة ومكفوفة).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:178:10) innamā Only
ACC – accusative particle PREV – preventive particle mā	كافة ومكفوفة

Verse (3:178)

The analysis above refers to the 178th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating punishment.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle inna (ان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

Messages

You can sign in to add a message if this information could be improved or requires discussion.

Word 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15