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Verse (5:114), Word 15 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifteenth word of verse (5:114) 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 singular and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is hamza wāw lām (أ و ل). The attached possessive pronoun is first person plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food)


(5:114:15)
li-awwalinā
for first of us
P – prefixed preposition lām
N – genitive masculine singular noun
PRON – 1st person plural possessive pronoun
جار ومجرور و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (5:114)

The analysis above refers to the 114th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allah , our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."

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