The first word of verse (53:21) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, preposition and personal pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The personal pronoun is second person masculine plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (53) sūrat l-najm (The Star) (53:21:1) alakumu Is for you
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun	الهمزة همزة استفهام جار ومجرور

Verse (53:21)

The analysis above refers to the 21st verse of chapter 53 (sūrat l-najm):

Sahih International: Is the male for you and for Him the female?

See Also

• English Translations
• The Particle alif (أ)

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