The tenth word of verse (3:190) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. 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 hamza wāw lām (أ و ل). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:190:10) li-ulī for men
P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine plural noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (3:190)

The analysis above refers to the 190th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root hamza wāw lām

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