Word Analysis — Joseph 12:51
Yusuf · Verse 51 of 111
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
The king asked the women, ‘What happened when you tried to seduce Joseph?’ They said, ‘God forbid! We know nothing bad of him!’ and the governor’s wife said, ‘Now the truth is out: it was I who tried to seduce him- he is an honest man.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| He said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| What |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| (was) your affair |
خَطْبُكُنَّ
(khaṭbukunna)
|
خ ط ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| when |
إِذْ
(idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| you sought to seduce |
رَٰوَدتُّنَّ
(rāwadttunna)
|
ر و د |
Verb
V
|
| Yusuf |
يُوسُفَ
(yūsufa)
|
ي و س ف |
Noun
Noun
|
| from |
عَن
(ʿan)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| himself |
نَّفْسِهِۦ
(nafsihi)
|
ن ف س |
Noun
Noun
|
| They said |
قُلْنَ
(qul'na)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Allah forbid |
حَٰشَ
(ḥāsha)
|
ح و ش |
Noun
Noun
|
| Allah forbid |
لِلَّهِ
(lillahi)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| Not |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we know |
عَلِمْنَا
(ʿalim'nā)
|
ع ل م |
Verb
V
|
| about him |
عَلَيْهِ
(ʿalayhi)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| any |
مِن
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| evil |
سُوٓءٍ
(sūin)
|
س و أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| Said |
قَالَتِ
(qālati)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| (the) wife |
ٱمْرَأَتُ
(im'ra-atu)
|
م ر أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) Aziz |
ٱلْعَزِيزِ
(l-ʿazīzi)
|
ع ز ز |
Noun
Noun
|
| Now |
ٱلْـَٰٔنَ
(l-āna)
|
أ و ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) manifest |
حَصْحَصَ
(ḥaṣḥaṣa)
|
ح ص ح ص |
Verb
V
|
| the truth |
ٱلْحَقُّ
(l-ḥaqu)
|
ح ق ق |
Noun
Noun
|
| I |
أَنَا۠
(anā)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| sought to seduce him |
رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ
(rāwadttuhu)
|
ر و د |
Verb
V
|
| from |
عَن
(ʿan)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| himself |
نَّفْسِهِۦ
(nafsihi)
|
ن ف س |
Noun
Noun
|
| and indeed, he |
وَإِنَّهُۥ
(wa-innahu)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (is) surely of |
لَمِنَ
(lamina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the truthful |
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
(l-ṣādiqīna)
|
ص د ق |
Noun
Noun
|