The third word of verse (3:71) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and interrogative noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:71:3) lima Why
P – prefixed preposition lām INTG – interrogative noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (3:71)

The analysis above refers to the 71st verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: O People of the Scripture, why do you confuse the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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