Word Analysis — Joseph 12:33
Yusuf · Verse 33 of 111
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Joseph said, ‘My Lord! I would prefer prison to what these women are calling me to do. If You do not protect me from their treachery, I shall yield to them and do wrong,’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| He said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| My Lord |
رَبِّ
(rabbi)
|
ر ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| the prison |
ٱلسِّجْنُ
(l-sij'nu)
|
س ج ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) dearer |
أَحَبُّ
(aḥabbu)
|
ح ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| to me |
إِلَىَّ
(ilayya)
|
ا ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| than what |
مِمَّا
(mimmā)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they invite me |
يَدْعُونَنِىٓ
(yadʿūnanī)
|
د ع و |
Verb
V
|
| to it |
إِلَيْهِ
(ilayhi)
|
ا ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| And unless |
وَإِلَّا
(wa-illā)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| You turn away |
تَصْرِفْ
(taṣrif)
|
ص ر ف |
Verb
V
|
| from me |
عَنِّى
(ʿannī)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| their plot |
كَيْدَهُنَّ
(kaydahunna)
|
ك ي د |
Noun
Noun
|
| I might incline |
أَصْبُ
(aṣbu)
|
ص ب و |
Verb
V
|
| towards them |
إِلَيْهِنَّ
(ilayhinna)
|
ا ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| and [I] be |
وَأَكُن
(wa-akun)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| of |
مِّنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the ignorant |
ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ
(l-jāhilīna)
|
ج ه ل |
Noun
Noun
|