Word Analysis — Joseph 12:10
Yusuf · Verse 10 of 111
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
[Another of them] said, ‘Do not kill Joseph, but, if you must, throw him into the hidden depths of a well where some caravan may pick him up.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| a speaker |
قَآئِلٌ
(qāilun)
|
ق و ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| among them |
مِّنْهُمْ
(min'hum)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (Do) not |
لَا
(lā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| kill |
تَقْتُلُوا۟
(taqtulū)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| Yusuf |
يُوسُفَ
(yūsufa)
|
ي و س ف |
Noun
Noun
|
| but throw him |
وَأَلْقُوهُ
(wa-alqūhu)
|
ل ق ي |
Verb
V
|
| in |
فِى
(fī)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the bottom |
غَيَٰبَتِ
(ghayābati)
|
غ ي ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the well |
ٱلْجُبِّ
(l-jubi)
|
ج ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| will pick him |
يَلْتَقِطْهُ
(yaltaqiṭ'hu)
|
ل ق ط |
Verb
V
|
| some |
بَعْضُ
(baʿḍu)
|
ب ع ض |
Noun
Noun
|
| [the] caravan |
ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ
(l-sayārati)
|
س ي ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| if |
إِن
(in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you are |
كُنتُمْ
(kuntum)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| doing |
فَٰعِلِينَ
(fāʿilīna)
|
ف ع ل |
Noun
Noun
|