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Verse (6:87), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (6:87) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, noun and possessive pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". The noun is masculine plural and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is hamza khā wāw (أ خ و). The attached possessive pronoun is third person masculine plural.

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


(6:87:4)
wa-ikh'wānihim
and their brothers -
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
N – genitive masculine plural noun
PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun
الواو عاطفة
اسم مجرور و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة

Verse (6:87)

The analysis above refers to the 87th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.

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