The Cow — Verse 78
2:78 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:78
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَمِنْهُمْ
wamin'hum
|
And among them | Prep |
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أُمِّيُّونَ
ummiyyūna
|
(are) unlettered ones | Noun |
|
لَا
lā
|
(who) do not | Prep |
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يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
|
know | V |
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ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
l-kitāba
|
the book | Noun |
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إِلَّآ
illā
|
except | Prep |
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أَمَانِىَّ
amāniyya
|
wishful thinking | Noun |
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وَإِنْ
wa-in
|
and not | Prep |
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هُمْ
hum
|
they | Noun |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
(do anything) except | Prep |
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يَظُنُّونَ
yaẓunnūna
|
guess | V |
Some of them are uneducated, and know the Scripture only through wish-ful thinking. They rely on guesswork
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَمِنۡهُمۡ أُمِّیُّونَ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ إِلَّاۤ أَمَانِیَّ وَإِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَظُنُّونَ ٧٨
wamin'hum ummiyyūna lā yaʿlamūna l-kitāba illā amāniyya wa-in hum illā yaẓunnūn