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Verse (6:130), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (6:130) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An interrogative alif and negative particle. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do".

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle)


(6:130:4)
alam
Did (there) not
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
NEG – negative particle
الهمزة همزة استفهام
حرف نفي

Verse (6:130)

The analysis above refers to the 130th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: "O company of jinn and mankind, did there not come to you messengers from among you, relating to you My verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say, "We bear witness against ourselves"; and the worldly life had deluded them, and they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.

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