The fourth word of verse (9:43) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and interrogative noun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (9) sūrat l-tawbah (The Repentance) (9:43:4) lima Why (did)
P – prefixed preposition lām INTG – interrogative noun	جار ومجرور

Verse (9:43)

The analysis above refers to the 43rd verse of chapter 9 (sūrat l-tawbah):

Sahih International: May Allah pardon you, [O Muhammad]; why did you give them permission [to remain behind]? [You should not have] until it was evident to you who were truthful and you knew [who were] the liars.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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