The third word of verse (7:52) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The indefinite noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is kāf tā bā (ك ت ب). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:52:3) bikitābin a Book
P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine indefinite noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (7:52)

The analysis above refers to the 52nd verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge - as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root kāf tā bā

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